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Hillsboro West Virginia Map

Explore Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, West Virginia

How to Use This Hillsboro, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.135397
Longitude	-80.213126
Population	232
Density	168.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24946
Area Code	304
County Seat	Marlinton
School District	Pocahontas County School District

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About Hillsboro, West Virginia

Hillsboro is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 232. The population density is 168.1 people per km². Hillsboro is located at 38.1354°N, 80.2131°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hillsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24946.

Hillsboro occupies a level, high-altitude plateau known as the Little Levels, where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than in the surrounding crags. It lies 58.6 miles east-northeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 65°T), and is situated 18.4 miles east-southeast of Richwood. Millstone Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the limestone-rich soil, its waters clear and cold as they move toward the deeper hollows. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains defines the horizon, a serrated line of deep indigo against the fading light of dusk. The air here holds a distinct, sharp clarity, smelling of damp earth and decaying oak leaves, while the nearby expanse of Watoga State Park offers a dense, temperate sanctuary for white-tailed deer and wild turkeys.

Hillsboro carries the quiet weight of a lineage rooted in the rugged independence of the mountain frontier, where subsistence farming once dictated the rhythm of the seasons. Today, the local economy pivots toward a blend of small-scale agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding timber, most notably within the managed boundaries of Calvin Price State Forest. Travelers often pause here to traverse the Arrowhead Trail or to seek the thundering, mist-heavy descent of the Falls of Hills Creek, located a short distance away. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the labor, and the proximity to the serene, glassy surface of Watoga Lake provides a rare, still counterpoint to the restless movement of the wind across the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hillsboro (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 053° NE
Pearl S Buck Birthplace (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 048° NE
Watoga State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 163° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 091° E · 922k acres
Rimel Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 091° E
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 240° SW
Calvin Price State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 181° S
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 334° NW · 48k acres
Cranberry Glades National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 4.8 mi, 334° NW · 805 acres
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 4.8 mi, 334° NW
Spice Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 191° S · 6,037 acres
Neola Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 192° S
T. M. Cheeks Memorial Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 109° E
Falls Of Hill Creek Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.8 mi, 290° W
4th Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 047° NE
Bubble Cave Preserve (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 213° SW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 15.3 mi, 151° SE · 1.1M acres
Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 290° W
Richwood Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 290° W
Bloomfield (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 290° W
Bath County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 105° E
The Bunker (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 192° S
Green Bank Galley (Gallery) — 28.6 mi, 046° NE
Organ Cave (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 203° SW
Beaverdam Falls (Nature Reserve) — 32.5 mi, 182° S
Callie Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 139° SE
Second Creek Mill (Museum) — 34.9 mi, 202° S
Government Floyd Monument (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 183° S
Almost Heaven Swing (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 282° W
Summersville Lake State Park (Nature Reserve) — 35.6 mi, 282° W

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