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Boomer West Virginia Map

Explore Boomer, 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 Boomer, West Virginia

How to Use This Boomer, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.148749
Longitude	-81.27478
Population	599
Density	219.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25031
Area Code	304
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Fayette County School District

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About Boomer, West Virginia

Boomer is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 599. The population density is 219.8 people per km². Boomer is located at 38.1487°N, 81.2748°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25031.

Boomer occupies a narrow shelf of land where the earth seems to press inward, defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of the Boomer Branch as it makes its way toward the larger watercourses. It lies 23.2 miles southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 126°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north-northwest of Oak Hill. The topography here is a study in verticality, where the steep incline of Tucker Hollow dictates the flow of drainage and the movement of shadows across the settlement. Light in the late afternoon catches the hard, angular faces of the ground, turning the gray stone and dark timber into a landscape of stark contrasts. Beyond the immediate clearing of the Boomer Ball Field, the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Appalachian Mountains, which act as a silent, immovable boundary to the east.

Coal-camp memory remains the bedrock of Boomer, a legacy that once organized the daily lives of families around the extraction of energy from the deep, dark seams beneath the soil. While the economy has shifted away from the heavy industrial pulse of the past, the architecture of the place—weathered structures and narrow lots—still reflects the utilitarian demands of an era defined by labor and rail. Visitors sometimes travel a few miles to witness the sheer, kinetic power of Kanawha Falls, where the water fractures against the stone, a stark reminder of the wild forces that carved this region. Life in Boomer persists with a quiet tenacity, maintaining a steady pace that honors the grit of those who first cleared the timber to make space for a life between the hollow and the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 300° NW
Boomer Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 308° NW
Riverside Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 087° E
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 092° E
Murtau Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 297° NW
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 090° E
Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 105° E
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 103° E
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 111° E · 53k acres
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 104° E
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 103° E
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 058° NE · 5,067 acres
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 247° SW
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 11.3 mi, 125° SE
Fayette Theater (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 125° SE
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 114° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 126° SE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 148° SE
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 169° S
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 150° SE
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 15.5 mi, 142° SE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 154° SE
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 340° N
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 126° SE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 150° SE
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 153° SE
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 162° S
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 22.4 mi, 305° NW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 305° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 074° E · 922k acres

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