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About Galax, VA

Galax is a mountain town of 6,700 in southwestern Virginia, accessible via US 58 from I-77 (20 miles east) or US 221 from North Carolina. The city sits at 2,400 feet in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It's famous for hosting the Old Fiddlers' Convention each August, the oldest and largest bluegrass gathering in America.

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Galax, VA is in United States, at 36.666, -80.918 - about 12 km south-east of Fries, VA.

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The closest airport to Galax, VA is Piedmont Triad International Airport, 136 km (about 1 h 52 min by car).

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