Charlton Heights West Virginia Map
Explore Charlton Heights, 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 Charlton Heights, West Virginia
How to Use This Charlton Heights, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Charlton Heights, 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 Charlton Heights.
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 | Charlton Heights |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Fayette County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.123719 |
| Longitude | -81.233997 |
| Population | 307 |
| Density | 286.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 25040 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Fayetteville |
| School District | Fayette County School District |
About Charlton Heights, West Virginia
Charlton Heights is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 307. The population density is 286.3 people per km². Charlton Heights is located at 38.1237°N, 81.2340°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25040.Charlton Heights maintains a steady, watchful presence above the Kanawha River, where the water churns with a persistent, muscular energy. It lies 24.0 miles north of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 354°T), and is situated 8.6 miles northwest of Fayetteville. The landscape here is defined by the steep, shadowed folds of the earth, creating a rugged topography that channels the evening light into sharp, angular slivers across the valley floor. To the east, the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as a softened, blue-tinted ripple against the horizon, marking the outer boundaries of a world carved by deep hollows and high, wooded ridges. Residents often gather at the Tennis Courts, a local space that anchors the neighborhood, providing a flat, human-made contrast to the untamed, vertical rise of the surrounding terrain.
Charlton Heights carries the weight of a coal-camp memory, a legacy etched into the very grain of the local economy and the resilient spirit of its people. The nearby Kanawha Falls provides a constant, low-frequency roar, a reminder of the raw power that once fueled the industries of the region and continues to shape the pace of life today. While the labor of the past has shifted, the quiet, persistent rhythm of daily life remains tied to the land, whether it is found in the depths of Tucker Hollow or the distant, quiet waters of Plum Orchard Lake. The air here holds a distinct, earthy clarity, particularly at dusk when the silhouettes of the trees lengthen and the modern hum of the river settles into the night.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 043° NE
- Riverside Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 028° NE
- Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 037° NE
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 307° NW
- Boomer Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 308° NW
- Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 093° E
- Fayette County Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 127° SE
- The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 090° E
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 102° E · 53k acres
- Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 093° E
- Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 091° E
- Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 124° SE
- Piller (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 110° E
- Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 125° SE
- Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 9.3 mi, 042° NE · 5,067 acres
- Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 153° SE
- Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 178° S
- Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 156° SE
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 259° W
- Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 12.8 mi, 145° SE
- Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 160° S
- Babcock State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 126° SE
- Rush Run Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 140° SE
- AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 158° S
- The Canopy (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 154° SE
- Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 157° SE
- CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 167° S
- Summersville Lake State Park (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 068° E
- Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 175° S
- Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 34.2 mi, 070° E · 922k acres
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About This Charlton Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Charlton Heights, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.123719, -81.233997. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Charlton Heights includes the ZIP code (25040), telephone area code (304), county seat of Fayette County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment (Fayette County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
