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West Union South Carolina Map

Explore West Union, South Carolina, 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 West Union, South Carolina

How to Use This West Union, South Carolina Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Union, South Carolina. 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 South Carolina 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 West Union.

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	West Union
State	South Carolina (SC)
County	Oconee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	34.759818
Longitude	-83.04293
Population	374
Density	182.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	29696
Area Code	864
County Seat	Walhalla
School District	Oconee County School District

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About West Union, South Carolina

West Union is a locality in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 374. The population density is 182.1 people per km². West Union is located at 34.7598°N, 83.0429°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. West Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 29696.

West Union occupies a quiet intersection of the South Carolina piedmont, where the land rises in long, deliberate swells toward the distant blue haze of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 12.8 miles west-northwest of Clemson, SC (from Clemson, SC: bearing 294°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Seneca. Sunlight here has a particular, thick quality in the late afternoon, catching the red clay dust that settles on the shoulders of the road and illuminating the dense, verdant canopy of hardwoods. Cane Creek carves a narrow, shaded path through the local topography, its waters moving with a steady, cooling persistence that defines the low-lying hollows of the landscape. At the center of the daily routine, West Union Town Park offers a modest expanse of green space where the pace of the afternoon slows to match the movement of the shadows stretching across the grass.

Industry and settlement in West Union have long been tethered to the resourcefulness of the upstate, where the memory of textile mills and small-scale agriculture lingers in the architecture of older buildings and the layout of the local roads. The proximity to Lake Keowee exerts a gravitational pull on the modern economy, drawing those who favor the stillness of the water and the deliberate, unhurried growth of the region. Historical layers persist in the way the local streets are oriented, reflecting a time when the movement of goods and people dictated the expansion of the village. Even now, the cultural character remains defined by a preference for the quiet, grounded life, where the proximity to the wilderness of the surrounding foothills dictates the rhythm of the seasons more than the demands of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Union Town Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 063° NE
Sertoma Field (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 327° NW
Goldfish Pond Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 281° W
Oconee County Cage (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 283° W
Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 276° W
Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 318° NW
Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 324° NW · 375k acres
The Gauntlet (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 135° SE
Oconee State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 332° NW
Hartwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 107° E
Hartwell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.0 mi, 094° E
Cobbs Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 250° W
General Pickens Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 354° N
Chattooga, North Carolina, South Carolina And Georgia Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.1 mi, 329° NW · 17k acres
Howard's Rock (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 116° SE
Chattooga Town (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 325° NW
Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 342° N · 752k acres
Illuminated Chroma Wind Trees (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 116° SE
Riggs Hall Plaque (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 116° SE
Carillon Bell (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 115° SE
Brooks Recital Room (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 117° SE
Clemson Area African American Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 112° E
Ellicott Rock Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 353° N · 8,300 acres
Travelers Rest (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 227° SW
Raven Rock (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 035° NE
The Twelve Mile Defense Bear (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 066° NE
Currahee Military Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 233° SW
Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 066° NE
Silver Run Falls (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 357° N
The Foxfire Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 298° NW

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