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Rocky Gap Virginia Map

Explore Rocky Gap, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Rocky Gap, Virginia

How to Use This Rocky Gap, Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rocky Gap, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rocky Gap.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Rocky Gap
State	Virginia (VA)
County	Bland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.242341
Longitude	-81.107313
Population	87
Density	159.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24366
Area Code	276
County Seat	Bland
School District	Bland County Public Schools

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About Rocky Gap, Virginia

Rocky Gap is a locality in Bland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 87. The population density is 159.2 people per km². Rocky Gap is located at 37.2423°N, 81.1073°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24366.

Rocky Gap emerges from the earth as a narrow corridor where the land rises sharply to meet the sky, defined by the constant, rhythmic passage of Laurel Creek. It lies 30.2 miles west-northwest of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 285°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Bluefield. The air here carries a crisp, mineral edge, often cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the rugged horizon, leaving the slopes in a deep, slate-colored shadow. Only thirty-eight miles away, the Appalachian Mountains stand as a jagged, silent sentinel against the western clouds, grounding the vista in ancient stone. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain folds into the quiet, verdant depths of Opossum Hollow, where the silence is broken only by the persistent rustle of wind through the hardwoods.

Rocky Gap reflects a long-standing harmony between the inhabitants and the dense, protective timber of the nearby Jefferson National Forest. This timberland, which stretches to within three miles of the center, has long dictated the local pace, favoring an economy built on the slow, deliberate work of the woods and the soil. The stillness of the landscape is occasionally mirrored in the glass-still surface of Horton Lake, a mere four miles distant, where the water gathers the reflection of the surrounding canopy. Life in Rocky Gap remains tethered to these natural rhythms, far removed from the frantic pulse of industrial centers, offering a persistent, quiet existence where the primary measure of a day is the movement of the light across the ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 3.3 mi, 157° SE · 733k acres
Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 158° S · 6,092 acres
Chestnut Ridge (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 276° W
Glenwood Recreational Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 335° NW
This Way (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 186° S
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 356° N
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 275° W
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.0 mi, 217° SW · 8,471 acres
Pinnacle Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 295° NW
Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 299° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.1 mi, 119° SE · 110k acres
Kimberling Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.2 mi, 113° SE · 160 acres
Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 335° NW
Sawmill Discard (Historic Ruins) — 19.3 mi, 151° SE
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 172° S
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.6 mi, 016° N · 3,035 acres
Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley (Arts Centre) — 22.5 mi, 127° SE
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 251° W
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 252° W
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.6 mi, 175° S · 155k acres
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 022° N
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 219° SW
New River Outdoor Adventures (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 167° S
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 37.3 mi, 357° N
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 353° N
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 353° N
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 37.9 mi, 252° W
XYZ Gallery (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 091° E

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