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Helen West Virginia Map

Explore Helen, 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 Helen, West Virginia

How to Use This Helen, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.634837
Longitude	-81.313991
Population	137
Density	222.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25853
Area Code	304
County Seat	Beckley
School District	Raleigh County School District

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About Helen, West Virginia

Helen is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 222.3 people per km². Helen is located at 37.6348°N, 81.3140°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25853.

Helen emerges from the rugged terrain as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the persistent, dark passage of the Winding Gulf. It lies 12.1 miles southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 215°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northeast of Mullens. The landscape surrounding Helen is a mosaic of steep, forested inclines and tight, shadowed ravines that funnel the damp, cool air into the deep pockets of the earth. In the transition between the late afternoon and the true dusk, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the jagged edges of the timbered slopes that rise toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Four miles away, the narrow, rocky floor of Slickrock Hollow further dictates the movement of water and wind, creating a microclimate where the mist lingers long after the sun has retreated behind the ridge lines.

Helen retains the quiet, heavy atmosphere of a place once anchored to the extraction of coal, where the industry’s departure left behind a landscape that feels both reclaimed and suspended in time. The local economy has shifted from the frantic pace of the tipple and the mine to a slower, more deliberate rhythm, punctuated by the maintenance of Helen Park, which provides a small, green anchor for the residents. While the bustle of commerce has faded, the memory of the labor-intensive past remains, etched into the stubborn character of the houses and the winding paths that follow the contours of the earth. Those seeking a broader expanse of water must travel twenty-two miles to reach the shores of Bluestone Lake, leaving Helen to its own intimate scale, where the primary movement is the steady, unceasing flow of the Winding Gulf as it carves its way through the quiet solitude of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mullens City Pool (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 234° SW
Bright Bridge Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 227° SW
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 270° W
Lake Stephens Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 9.4 mi, 003° N
Camp Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 134° SE
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 032° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 032° NE
Camp Creek State Park (State Park) — 12.7 mi, 133° SE
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 043° NE
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 043° NE
Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 159° S
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 283° W
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.5 mi, 105° E · 3,035 acres
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 036° NE · 53k acres
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 283° W
Heritage Point (Viewpoint) — 18.1 mi, 111° E
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 19.2 mi, 025° NE
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 045° NE
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 150° SE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 028° NE
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 028° NE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 029° NE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 022° N
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 26.2 mi, 027° NE
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 26.5 mi, 175° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 30.8 mi, 163° S · 733k acres
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 022° N
Kimberling Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.8 mi, 158° S · 6,092 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 34.8 mi, 121° SE · 110k acres
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.2 mi, 176° S · 8,471 acres

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