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Glen Ferris West Virginia Map

Explore Glen Ferris, 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 Glen Ferris, West Virginia

How to Use This Glen Ferris, West Virginia Map

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

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	Glen Ferris
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Fayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.153163
Longitude	-81.21483
Population	174
Density	48.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25090
Area Code	304
County Seat	Fayetteville
School District	Fayette County School District

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About Glen Ferris, West Virginia

Glen Ferris is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 174. The population density is 48.8 people per km². Glen Ferris is located at 38.1532°N, 81.2148°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25090.

Glen Ferris commands a singular view where the heavy, dark waters of the Kanawha River break their steady pace against the jagged ledge of Kanawha Falls. It lies 26.0 miles north of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 357°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northwest of Fayetteville. This expanse of water, wide and insistent, defines the basin, turning the air into a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates against the skin of anyone standing on the bank. Within the boundaries of Riverside Park, the land levels out into a quiet, open stretch of grass and timber that feels patient, as if it were holding its breath against the weight of the water. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into the deep, vertical shadows of the surrounding landscape, a place where the light at dusk flattens into long, indigo ribbons that pull the forest toward the river’s edge.

History in Glen Ferris clings to the stone of the old buildings and the industrial remnants that once turned the force of the falling water into raw power for the region. The economy here has long mirrored the shifting demands of the state, moving from the steady, rhythmic labor of nineteenth-century commerce toward a quieter, modern existence that respects the gravity of the river. The nearby Litchford Hollow provides a silent, forested contrast to the persistent motion of the Kanawha Falls, serving as a reminder of the vast, rugged interior that lies further east toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, shaped by the knowledge that the water has been carving its path through the bedrock long before anyone arrived to name the place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverside Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 136° SE
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 177° S
Travellers Field (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 011° N
Gauley Bridge Tennis Courts (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 017° N
Neal Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 002° N
Cotton Hill Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 117° SE
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 117° SE
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 117° SE
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 115° SE
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 126° SE · 53k acres
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 046° NE · 5,067 acres
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 125° SE
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 139° SE
Fayette Theater (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 139° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 139° SE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 162° S
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 164° S
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 251° W
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 181° S
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 14.0 mi, 153° SE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 166° S
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 135° SE
Rush Run Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 148° SE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 160° S
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 163° S
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 172° S
Summersville Lake State Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.6 mi, 072° E
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 24.9 mi, 300° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 32.5 mi, 073° E · 922k acres

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