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Gilbert Creek West Virginia Map

Explore Gilbert Creek, 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 Gilbert Creek, West Virginia

How to Use This Gilbert Creek, West Virginia Map

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

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	Gilbert Creek
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Mingo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.575943
Longitude	-81.894841
Population	1,136
Density	37.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	25608, 24846
Area Code	304
County Seat	Williamson
School District	Mingo County School District

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About Gilbert Creek, West Virginia

Gilbert Creek is a locality in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,136. The population density is 37.9 people per km². Gilbert Creek is located at 37.5759°N, 81.8948°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25608, 24846.

Gilbert Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the dense, verdant terrain of the hollows, its waters reflecting the heavy canopy of hardwoods that cloak the steep, rising slopes. It lies 41.1 miles west-southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 250°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west-northwest of Welch. The land here is defined by the sharp geometry of Big Hollow, where the shadows grow long and cool well before the sun actually dips behind the ridge lines. In the damp morning air, the scent of wet shale and decaying leaves rises from the forest floor, a somber perfume that clings to the valley floor long after the mist has burned away.

Gilbert Creek remains a quiet witness to the generations who shaped their lives around the extraction of deep-earth coal, a history that lingers in the rusted remnants of old tipples and the sturdy, modest foundations of the homes that hug the winding road. While the industry has slowed, the local spirit endures, often finding its rhythm in the stillness of the nearby R.D. Bailey Recreation Area or the expansive, glassy surface of R.D. Bailey Lake, which offers a rare, open expanse against the encroaching timber. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, tempered by the knowledge that the distant Appalachian Mountains stand as silent, blue-hued guardians over a landscape that has always demanded a hard-won independence from its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

R.D. Bailey Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 063° NE
Larry Joe Harless Community Center (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 036° NE
R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 053° NE
R. D. Bailey Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 067° NE
Panther Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 175° S
Panther State Forest (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 175° S
Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 007° N
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 282° W
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 060° NE
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 061° NE
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 137° SE
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 135° SE
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 21.6 mi, 342° N
Grundy Community Center Cinema (Cinema) — 23.4 mi, 209° SW
Grassy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 29.6 mi, 229° SW
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 30.1 mi, 227° SW · 733k acres
Old Fashion Elk (Public Artwork) — 31.3 mi, 233° SW
Appalachian Wireless Arena (Stadium) — 34.8 mi, 259° W
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.9 mi, 168° S
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 36.1 mi, 151° SE
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 37.4 mi, 171° S
Shelby Valley Wildcats (Stadium) — 37.7 mi, 249° W
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 069° E
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 069° E
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.2 mi, 146° SE · 5,613 acres
Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 227° SW
Dickenson County Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 42.7 mi, 227° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 44.8 mi, 143° SE · 110k acres
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.4 mi, 132° SE · 8,471 acres
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 60.3 mi, 169° S · 155k acres

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