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Clifton West Virginia Map

Explore Clifton, 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 Clifton, West Virginia

How to Use This Clifton, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.002301
Longitude	-82.04153
Population	277
Density	417.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25260
Area Code	304
County Seat	Point Pleasant
School District	Mason County School District

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About Clifton, West Virginia

Clifton is a locality in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 277. The population density is 417.8 people per km². Clifton is located at 39.0023°N, 82.0415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25260.

Clifton occupies a narrow, industrious shelf along the Ohio River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate strength against the muddy banks. It lies 31.6 miles southwest of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southwest of Chester. The landscape beyond the riverbed rises into an undulating topography, characterized by the dense, tangled greenery of the region and the quiet, moisture-laden atmosphere of Bone Hollow nearby. Blue Goose Pond reflects the shifting clouds in a small, still mirror, providing a singular point of calm amidst the broader, restless movement of the river. In the cooling light of dusk, the air here gains a peculiar, metallic weight, as if the soil itself holds the memory of the deep, subterranean coal seams that once defined the labor of the valley.

Clifton retains the physical marks of an era when the river served as the primary artery for local commerce and the transport of raw materials. The presence of Dove Diles Park offers a modest clearing where the industrial echoes of the past are replaced by the sway of local hardwoods and the persistent, quiet growth of the forest. The economy here has long been tethered to the rhythm of the river, shifting from the intensity of early extraction toward a more tempered, slow-moving existence. While the distant, hazy outline of the Appalachian Mountains marks the eastern horizon, the daily life of Clifton remains focused on the immediate, tangible reality of the riverbank, where the transition between the working day and the long, quiet evening is measured by the steady, dark flow of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The White Falcon (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 025° NE
Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 247° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 021° N
Wilson Wetlands Wilderness Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 243° SW
McClintic Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 202° S
Pine Hills Golf Course (Park) — 3.6 mi, 040° NE
Meigs County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 019° N
New Haven Community Center (Local Recreation) — 4.2 mi, 105° E
Racine Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.1 mi, 133° SE
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.7 mi, 142° SE · 6,562 acres
Mound Cemetery Mound (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 040° NE
Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 206° SW
Battle of Point Pleasant Monument (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 205° SW
Washington's Western Lands Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 105° E
General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 288° W
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 21.0 mi, 217° SW · 243k acres
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 300° NW
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 22.5 mi, 352° N
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 352° N
Cube 4 Gallery (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 352° N
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 352° N
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 22.9 mi, 352° N
Longview Crossing (Viewpoint) — 23.3 mi, 007° N
Peach Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.3 mi, 354° N
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 331° NW
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.4 mi, 349° N · 1,082 acres
Hope Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 325° NW
Jackson Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 257° W
Southwood Stage (Theatre) — 31.0 mi, 058° NE
Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 052° NE

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