Glasgow West Virginia Map
Explore Glasgow, 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 Glasgow, West Virginia
How to Use This Glasgow, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glasgow, 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 Glasgow.
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 | Glasgow |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Kanawha County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.215381 |
| Longitude | -81.42456 |
| Population | 703 |
| Density | 582.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 25086 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Charleston |
| School District | Kanawha County School District |
About Glasgow, West Virginia
Glasgow is a locality in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 703. The population density is 582.5 people per km². Glasgow is located at 38.2154°N, 81.4246°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Glasgow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25086.Glasgow occupies a narrow, verdant shelf of land where the persistent currents of Kellys Creek carve a path through the earth. It lies 14.6 miles southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 129°T), and is situated 18.3 miles southeast of South Charleston. The landscape surrounding Glasgow is defined by the steep, shadowed ascent of Hicks Hollow, where the morning light struggles to reach the forest floor, illuminating instead the pale, upward-reaching trunks of hardwoods. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom on the far horizon, anchoring the sky. The atmosphere here carries the damp, heavy scent of moss and ancient soil, a quiet stillness that persists even as the wind stirs the canopy of the nearby woods.
History in Glasgow remains tethered to the deep, dark seams of coal that once dictated the rhythm of daily life and defined the regional economy. While the industrial roar has tempered over the decades, the echoes of those labor-intensive years linger in the architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the people. Residents often find solace in the green quiet of Unknown Park, or they look toward the calm waters of Cool Lake when the summer heat settles into the basin. Farther afield, the dense timber of Kanawha State Forest serves as a reminder of the rugged, untamed wilderness that once claimed this entire territory. Life in Glasgow moves with the steady, unyielding patience of the water, a quiet existence shaped by the intersection of mountain geography and the enduring spirit of those who remain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
- Ward Street Playground (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 297° NW
- Calvert Field (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 273° W
- London Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 119° SE
- Marmet Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 286° W
- Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 187° S
- Kanawha State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 281° W
- Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 011° N
- Kanawha Falls (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 112° E
- Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 111° E
- Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 309° NW
- Lincoln Walks at Midnight (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 309° NW
- West Virginia Liberty Bell (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 310° NW
- Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 308° NW
- West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 310° NW
- University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 13.6 mi, 311° NW
- Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 310° NW
- WV market gallery (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 309° NW
- Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 309° NW
- Annex Gallery (Gallery) — 14.7 mi, 309° NW
- Park Place Stadium Cinema 11 (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 310° NW
- Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 031° NE
- Charleston Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 307° NW
- Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 308° NW
- Elk City Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 311° NW
- Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 16.6 mi, 088° E · 5,067 acres
- Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 17.2 mi, 112° E
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 115° SE · 53k acres
- Wallback Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.5 mi, 039° NE
- Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 42.8 mi, 083° E · 922k acres
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About This Glasgow Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glasgow, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.215381, -81.42456. 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 Glasgow includes the ZIP code (25086), telephone area code (304), county seat of Kanawha County (Charleston), and school district assignment (Kanawha 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. |
