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Aurora West Virginia Map

Explore Aurora, West 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 Aurora, West Virginia

How to Use This Aurora, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Aurora, West 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 West 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 Aurora.

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	Aurora
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Preston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.324268
Longitude	-79.554499
Population	200
Density	36.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	26705
Area Code	304
County Seat	Kingwood
School District	Preston County School District

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About Aurora, West Virginia

Aurora is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 36.6 people per km². Aurora is located at 39.3243°N, 79.5545°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26705.

Aurora emerges from the high plateau where the Rhine Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the landscape. It lies 28.8 miles south-southeast of Cheat Lake, WV (from Cheat Lake, WV: bearing 146°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southwest of Oakland. The air here remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of damp hemlock and the cool, earthy promise of the nearby Cathedral State Park, where ancient, towering trees stand as silent witnesses to a changing climate. Aurora maintains an atmosphere of deliberate stillness, defined by the way the afternoon light slants across the fields, turning the tall grasses to a muted, burnished gold before the shadows of the distant Allegheny Mountains stretch across the horizon.

History lingers in the wood-frame dwellings and the slow, steady pace of a life tethered to the seasons rather than the clock. While the economy once leaned heavily upon the harvest of the land and the industry of the timber tracts, Aurora now serves as a quiet refuge for those who favor the solitude of the highlands over the clamor of the modern sprawl. Residents move with a measured grace, acknowledging the legacy of the settlers who first broke this ground, while the proximity to the silence of the woods keeps the world feeling vast and largely untouched. Even as the decades turn, the character of Aurora remains firm, anchored by the cycles of the earth and the enduring, unhurried rhythm of the high country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cathedral State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 088° E
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 3.4 mi, 187° S · 922k acres
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 187° S
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 309° NW
Generation Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 285° W
Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 102° E
Beth's Garden (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 053° NE
Cobbler Shop in 1859 (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 054° NE
Youghiogheny Wild River Nea (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 045° NE
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 166° S
Historic Coke Ovens (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 171° S
Pase Point (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 172° S
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.0 mi, 147° SE · 34k acres
Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation (Public Artwork) — 20.8 mi, 034° NE
Piercie Paugh Homestead Site (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 073° E

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