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Bruceton Mills West Virginia Map

Explore Bruceton Mills, 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 Bruceton Mills, West Virginia

How to Use This Bruceton Mills, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.658692
Longitude	-79.641159
Population	63
Density	442.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26525
Area Code	304
County Seat	Kingwood
School District	Preston County School District

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About Bruceton Mills, West Virginia

Bruceton Mills is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 63. The population density is 442.3 people per km². Bruceton Mills is located at 39.6587°N, 79.6412°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bruceton Mills is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26525.

Bruceton Mills occupies a rugged intersection where the land breaks into steep, timbered slopes and narrow, shaded ravines. It lies 11.3 miles east of Cheat Lake, WV (from Cheat Lake, WV: bearing 95°T), and is situated 16.9 miles east of Morgantown. Big Sandy Creek slices through the local terrain, its constant, rushing weight providing a rhythmic pulse to the landscape that defines the character of the valley. The air here holds a cool, damp heaviness, particularly at dusk when the shadows stretch long across the uneven ground of the Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area. Beyond the immediate canopy, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains marks the horizon, serving as a reminder of the vast, folded geology that isolates these woods from the flatter plains to the west.

History in Bruceton Mills remains tied to the patient labor of those who once harnessed the power of the water to grind grain and cut timber. The local economy has long shifted away from the clatter of industrial mills, moving toward a quiet reliance on the surrounding hardwood forests and the seasonal passage of travelers moving through the interior. Daily life proceeds with an unforced cadence, shaped by the practical needs of rural maintenance and the isolation inherent to these hills. While the quietude is occasionally broken by the movement of vehicles on rural routes, the fundamental stillness of the earth persists, reflecting a resilience forged over generations of working within this demanding, shaded geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 065° NE
Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 008° N
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 4.6 mi, 355° N
Coopers Rock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 272° W
Cheat Gorge Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 209° SW
Cheat Canyon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 209° SW
Snake Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 235° SW
Chestnut Ridge Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 281° W
Coopers Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 261° W
Henry Clay Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 266° W
Metal Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 007° N
Metal Shack (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 252° W
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 261° W
Climbing (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 258° W
Youghiogheny Wild River Nea (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 113° SE
Braddock's Grave (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 010° N
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 038° NE
Flatrock (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 031° NE
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 023° NE
Col. James McHenry of Baltimore (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 117° SE
Monongalia County War Memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 262° W
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 258° W
Watts Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 267° W
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 264° W
Speyer Gallery (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 028° NE
Generation Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 184° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 26.9 mi, 185° S · 922k acres
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 317° NW
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 241° SW
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.9 mi, 155° SE · 34k acres

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