Harpers Ferry West Virginia Map
Explore Harpers Ferry, 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 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
How to Use This Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Harpers Ferry, 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 Harpers Ferry.
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 | Harpers Ferry |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.325379 |
| Longitude | -77.738882 |
| Population | 269 |
| Density | 194.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 25425 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Charles Town |
| School District | Jefferson County School District |
About Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry is a locality in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 194.1 people per km². Harpers Ferry is located at 39.3254°N, 77.7389°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Harpers Ferry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25425.Harpers Ferry emerges from the confluence of water and stone, where the Potomack Canal traces a weathered line against the steep, rugged banks. It lies 15.0 miles southeast of Martinsburg, WV (from Martinsburg, WV: bearing 127°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west of Brunswick. The air here holds the damp weight of rising mist, often clinging to the low-lying stone foundations before the sun can pull it toward the timbered heights. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain lifts toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains, while the nearby Loudoun Valley stretches out in a quiet, emerald expanse. Visitors often pause at the Harpers Ferry Gazebo Park to watch the light change across the water, noting how the gray stone of the old masonry seems to absorb the evening shadows, cooling long before the surrounding forest.
Harpers Ferry maintains an economy built upon the memory of its industrial beginnings, where the echoes of iron and water once defined the rhythm of daily labor. The remnants of the canal era persist in the stonework, serving as a silent record of a time when the movement of goods dictated the survival of the settlement. Those who traverse the Loudoun Heights Trail find a path that demands a steady pace, rising above the lowlands to offer a perspective on the land that has remained largely unchanged for generations. While the silence of the woods is occasionally broken by the movement of wildlife, the life of Harpers Ferry remains tethered to these slopes, a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal shifts of the deciduous canopy.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.1 mi, 168° S · 110k acres
- Cotton/Flour Mill Intake Arches (Historic Ruins) — 0.3 mi, 170° S
- Jefferson Rock (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 124° SE
- Bolivar Nature Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 252° W
- Heyward Shepherd Monument (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 107° E
- John Brown Monument (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 105° E
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Sanctuary (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 295° NW
- MD-VA-WV Tripoint (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 105° E
- Potoma Wayside (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 104° E
- South Mountain Sp (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 084° E
- South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 084° E
- Blue Ridge Center for Env Stewardship (Recreation Easement) — 1.9 mi, 162° S
- Weverton Roxbury Corridor Rail Trail (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 082° E
- Goodloe E Byron (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 082° E
- MD State Highway Administration 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 085° E
- Sam Michaels Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 292° W
- Jefferson County Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 249° W
- Othello Regional Park (Local Recreation) — 7.0 mi, 078° E
- Little House (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 335° NW
- Shannondale Springs Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 212° SW
- Stewart Chapel A.M.E. (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 295° NW
- Civil War Medical Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 007° N
- For the Kids by George Children's Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 308° NW
- Berkeley Art Works (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 307° NW
- Drum Orpheum Rehearsal Hall (Arts Centre) — 15.1 mi, 308° NW
- Queen Street Gallery (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 308° NW
- Apple Blossom Gallery (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 307° NW
- Winmill Carriage Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 145° SE
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 145° SE
- Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 38.0 mi, 218° SW · 197k acres
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About This Harpers Ferry Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.325379, -77.738882. 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 Harpers Ferry includes the ZIP code (25425), telephone area code (304), county seat of Jefferson County (Charles Town), and school district assignment (Jefferson 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. |
