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Handley West Virginia Map

Explore Handley, 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 Handley, West Virginia

How to Use This Handley, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.187049
Longitude	-81.365391
Population	223
Density	90.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	25102
Area Code	304
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Kanawha County School District

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About Handley, West Virginia

Handley is a locality in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 90.3 people per km². Handley is located at 38.1870°N, 81.3654°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Handley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25102.

Handley holds its place against the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Lower Creek, which carves a narrow path through the rugged terrain. It lies 18.3 miles southeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 128°T), and is situated 18.9 miles northwest of Oak Hill. The landscape surrounding Handley is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of the land, where the dark, fertile soil of West Hollow waits just a mile away, holding the damp chill of the morning long after the sun has climbed. While the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains mark the far horizon, the immediate ground is heavy with the weight of dense, untamed thickets and the deep, hushed stillness of the woods. Here, the light at dusk does not merely fade; it pools in the crevices of the earth, turning the gray stone and damp moss into a monochromatic study of endurance and quiet.

History in this place is written in the cooling embers of an industrial legacy, once fueled by the steady pulse of the railway and the extraction of black coal from the ribs of the earth. The economy, having shifted from the frantic intensity of the peak coal years, now moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place that has learned to survive on its own terms. Residents move through the day with a wary, grounded pride, aware that Unknown Park remains a silent, empty expanse at their doorstep, offering no artifice, only the raw, unadorned reality of the landscape. Life here is measured not by the accumulation of noise or commerce, but by the ability to stand firm in the face of changing winds, much like the enduring flow of the nearby streams that have watched the world alter while they remain unchanged.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 307° NW
London Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 348° N
Murtau Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 119° SE
Calvert Field (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 295° NW
Boomer Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 118° SE
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 213° SW
Kanawha Falls Park (State Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 108° E
Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 107° E
The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 110° E
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 356° N
Hawks Nest State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 110° E
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 114° SE · 53k acres
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 079° E · 5,067 acres
Hawk's Nest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 109° E
Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 017° N
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 308° NW
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 123° SE
Lincoln Walks at Midnight (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 308° NW
West Virginia Liberty Bell (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 308° NW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 307° NW
Fayette Theater (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 123° SE
West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 308° NW
Piller (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 116° SE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 123° SE
University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 17.4 mi, 309° NW
Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 308° NW
WV market gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 308° NW
Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 308° NW
Babcock State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 124° SE
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 39.9 mi, 080° E · 922k acres

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