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Kanawha West Virginia Map

Explore Kanawha, 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 Kanawha, West Virginia

How to Use This Kanawha, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.198965
Longitude	-81.460121
Population	430
Density	189.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	26142
Area Code	304
County Seat	Parkersburg
School District	Wood County School District

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About Kanawha, West Virginia

Kanawha is a locality in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 430. The population density is 189.5 people per km². Kanawha is located at 39.1990°N, 81.4601°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26142.

Kanawha occupies a stretch of land where the Allen Run carves a quiet, persistent path through the earth, marking the terrain with the steady pulse of moving water. It lies 7.2 miles southeast of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Belpre. The landscape is defined by the heavy, green presence of dense woodlands that draw moisture from the damp soil, creating a humid, verdant atmosphere where the light at dusk turns a bruised, heavy violet. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the ground rises into uneven, wooded slopes that climb toward the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the far horizon. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Smith Lakes hold the reflection of the clouds, while the nearby Walker Creek Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary for the deer and wild turkey that move through the undergrowth with silent, rhythmic intent.

Kanawha carries the weight of a long industrial narrative, a legacy of labor and coal-camp memory that remains etched into the social temperament of the people who reside here. The local economy, once dictated by the extraction of subterranean wealth, has shifted toward a more varied existence, though the rhythm of the work day still feels tethered to the terrain of the hollows and ridge-tops. For those who venture into the nearby Wildcat Hollow, the silence is profound, broken only by the sharp, sudden call of a hawk or the rustle of leaves in the canopy. Life in Kanawha proceeds with a deliberate, grounded pace, sustained by a stubborn sense of independence that colors the way the residents move through their daily tasks, always mindful of the deep, ancient roots of the land beneath their feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Walker Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 124° SE
Mini Farm Figurines (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 023° NE
Johnson T. Janes Nature Preserve and Conservation Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 334° NW
Southwood Stage (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 300° NW
Veterans Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 322° NW
William Lowther Memorial Flag (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 324° NW
Lest We Forget Memorial (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 324° NW
Fort Neal Park (Local Recreation) — 6.3 mi, 310° NW
Hughes River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 118° SE
Quincy Hill overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 314° NW
Fort Boreman (Local Park) — 6.9 mi, 305° NW
Actors Guild (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 312° NW
Mountwood Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 069° E
Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 312° NW
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 304° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 322° NW · 6,562 acres
Belpre and The Ohio River (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 306° NW
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 032° NE · 1,082 acres
Hidden Marietta Tour Company (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 359° N
Peddler of Dreams Art Space for Children (Arts Centre) — 14.9 mi, 001° N
Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 15.0 mi, 002° N
Atrium Gallery (Gallery) — 15.0 mi, 002° N
Valley Gem Sternwheeler (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 359° N
Rufus Putnam House (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 360° N
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 15.4 mi, 022° N · 243k acres
North Bend State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 087° E
Rudolph Farms (Nature Reserve) — 17.8 mi, 003° N
Broughton Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 17.9 mi, 002° N
Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 359° N

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