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Beards Fork West Virginia Map

Explore Beards Fork, 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 Beards Fork, West Virginia

How to Use This Beards Fork, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Beards Fork, 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 Beards Fork.

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	Beards Fork
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Fayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.06372
Longitude	-81.227329
Population	127
Density	29.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25173
Area Code	304
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Fayette County School District

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About Beards Fork, West Virginia

Beards Fork is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 127. The population density is 29.2 people per km². Beards Fork is located at 38.0637°N, 81.2273°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25173.

Beards Fork defines itself through the relentless, narrow persistence of the Right Fork Beards Fork as it cuts a path through the deep, shaded creases of the earth. It lies 19.8 miles north of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 354°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northwest of Oak Hill. The air here holds a heavy, cool moisture, lingering in the shadows of steep slopes where the sunlight struggles to reach the forest floor before the arrival of dusk. Beyond the immediate canopy, the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand as silent sentinels over the broken terrain. A few miles away, the landscape opens slightly toward the quiet banks of Plum Orchard Lake, offering a stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency rush of water moving over stone. Within the immediate vicinity, the sheer verticality of the ground dictates the movement of light and shadow, creating a world where the day seems to begin later and end with a premature, velvet darkness.

Beards Fork remains shaped by the long, somber legacy of coal extraction that once animated the hollows and defined the labor of generations. The proximity of Cokeoven Hollow serves as a physical reminder of an industrial era when the extraction of fuel dictated the rhythm of daily life and the layout of the dwellings themselves. While the primary industry has shifted, the character of the place retains a sturdy, weathered resilience, marked by the echoes of those who worked the seams of the earth. Nearby, the dramatic descent of Kanawha Falls provides a singular point of intensity in an otherwise muted environment, while the recreational trails of Fayette County Park offer a different engagement with the rugged, overgrown geography. Life here unfolds with a measured, deliberate quality, as the residents navigate a landscape that keeps its history close, preserved in the iron-rich soil and the steep, enduring inclines of the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fayette County Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 073° E
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 5.5 mi, 009° N
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 058° NE · 53k acres
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 009° N
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 049° NE
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 053° NE
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 095° E
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 334° NW
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 053° NE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 140° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 7.0 mi, 098° E
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 178° S
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 146° SE
Needleseye Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 138° SE
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 082° E
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 153° SE
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 9.4 mi, 132° SE
Rush Run Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 128° SE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 152° SE
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 151° SE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 147° SE
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 279° W
Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 128° SE
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 112° E
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 031° NE · 5,067 acres
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 165° S
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 175° S
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 175° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 35.4 mi, 064° NE · 922k acres
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.5 mi, 067° NE · 48k acres

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