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Belle West Virginia Map

Explore Belle, 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 Belle, West Virginia

How to Use This Belle, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.232046
Longitude	-81.537618
Population	1,169
Density	654.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	25015
Area Code	304
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Kanawha County School District

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About Belle, West Virginia

Belle is a locality in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,169. The population density is 654.1 people per km². Belle is located at 38.2320°N, 81.5376°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Belle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25015.

Belle anchors itself firmly against the banks of the Kanawha River, where the slow, deliberate current mirrors the long, quiet shadows cast by the region’s dense hardwood timber. It lies 9.6 miles south-southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 148°T), and is situated 12.9 miles southeast of South Charleston. The terrain rises sharply away from the water, lifting toward the hidden silence of Bradford Hollow and the wooded expanse of Kanawha State Forest, which waits only a short distance away to reclaim the slopes. In the quiet hours of the morning, a cool mist rises off the water to cling to the industrial steel and weathered brick, softening the edges of a landscape that feels as ancient as the Appalachian Mountains visible on the far horizon. A gentle stillness settles over the local Playground, where the grass holds the dew long after the sun has climbed above the ridge line, marking the start of a day defined by the steady, unadorned pulse of the valley.

Industrial echoes define the historical marrow of Belle, a place built upon the labor of those who turned the raw materials of the earth into the substance of modern life. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic output of its chemical plants, structures that stand as stark, metallic monuments against the lush greenery of the surrounding hills. Life here moves with a cadence set by shift changes and the distant, low hum of machinery, a steady vibration that seems to vibrate through the very soles of one's boots. While the nearby Cool Lake offers a quiet refuge for those seeking a moment of respite, the spirit of Belle is found in the resilience of its people, who carry the weight of a long manufacturing heritage with a quiet, grounded pride that resists the erosion of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Playground (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 301° NW
Fishing Pier (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 302° NW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 278° W
Marmet Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 309° NW
Bille Wells Community Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 311° NW
Kanawha State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 282° W
Nature preserve (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 317° NW
Jones Woodlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 321° NW
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 331° NW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 329° NW
Lincoln Walks at Midnight (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 330° NW
West Virginia Liberty Bell (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 331° NW
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 331° NW
West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 330° NW
University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 8.8 mi, 332° NW
Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 328° NW
Charleston Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 324° NW
WV market gallery (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 327° NW
Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 324° NW
Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 327° NW
Annex Gallery (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 327° NW
Park Place Stadium Cinema 11 (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 328° NW
Elk City Playhouse (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 328° NW
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 039° NE
Falling Rock Smoke stack (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 028° NE
Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.1 mi, 033° NE
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 091° E · 5,067 acres
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 111° E · 53k acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 48.8 mi, 085° E · 922k acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 53.8 mi, 312° NW · 243k acres

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