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Chesapeake West Virginia Map

Explore Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake, West Virginia

How to Use This Chesapeake, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.222882
Longitude	-81.536202
Population	1,335
Density	1071.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	26554, 25214
Area Code	304
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Kanawha County School District

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About Chesapeake, West Virginia

Chesapeake is a locality in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,335. The population density is 1071.6 people per km². Chesapeake is located at 38.2229°N, 81.5362°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chesapeake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26554, 25214.

Chesapeake stretches along the verdant banks of the Kanawha River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate grace through the valley floor. It lies 10.2 miles south-southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 149°T), and is situated 13.4 miles southeast of South Charleston. The landscape rises sharply from the riverbank toward the dense, shadowed folds of Bradford Hollow, creating a verticality that dictates the rhythm of every morning. Seven miles away, the deep, ancient canopy of Kanawha State Forest maintains a cool, humid stillness, while the local terrain is marked by the quiet presence of Unknown Park, where the grass remains undisturbed by the modern rush. Even on the clearest days, the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Appalachian Mountains appear only as a suggestion on the horizon, reminding those in Chesapeake of the vast, rugged theater in which they reside.

Industrial echoes define the identity of Chesapeake, a place shaped by the extraction of subterranean wealth and the persistent flow of commerce along the river. The local economy finds its roots in the hard labor of generations who carved a living from the earth, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that permeates the quiet streets. Life proceeds with a measured intensity, punctuated by the occasional train whistle or the low hum of activity near the riverbed. Two miles away, the waters of Cool Lake offer a reprieve from the persistent gravity of the hollows, reflecting a sky that often shifts from a bruised violet to charcoal as the sun descends behind the ridges. Here, the air carries a faint, metallic sharpness, a sensory reminder of the coal-camp memory that remains inextricably linked to the character of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 319° NW
Playground (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 330° NW
Fishing Pier (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 328° NW
Marmet Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 321° NW
Bille Wells Community Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 320° NW
Kanawha State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 289° W
Nature preserve (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 320° NW
Jones Woodlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 323° NW
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 332° NW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 330° NW
Lincoln Walks at Midnight (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 332° NW
West Virginia Liberty Bell (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 333° NW
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 332° NW
West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 332° NW
University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 333° NW
Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 330° NW
Charleston Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 10.2 mi, 326° NW
Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 326° NW
WV market gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 329° NW
Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 329° NW
Annex Gallery (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 329° NW
Park Place Stadium Cinema 11 (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 330° NW
Elk City Playhouse (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 329° NW
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 037° NE
Falling Rock Smoke stack (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 027° NE
Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 032° NE
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.6 mi, 090° E · 5,067 acres
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 23.1 mi, 110° E · 53k acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 48.8 mi, 084° E · 922k acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 54.3 mi, 313° NW · 243k acres

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