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Kopperston West Virginia Map

Explore Kopperston, 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 Kopperston, West Virginia

How to Use This Kopperston, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.748444
Longitude	-81.569552
Population	569
Density	115.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24854
Area Code	304
County Seat	Pineville
School District	Wyoming County School District

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About Kopperston, West Virginia

Kopperston is a locality in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 569. The population density is 115.2 people per km². Kopperston is located at 37.7484°N, 81.5696°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24854.

Kopperston reveals its character through the insistent, rhythmic pulse of the Toney Fork, which carves a narrow, winding path through the dense, verdant folds of the earth. It lies 20.9 miles west of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 264°T), and is situated 15.4 miles northwest of Mullens. The landscape here is defined by the steep, shadowed inclines that rise sharply from the creek bed, covered in a thick blanket of hardwood timber that turns a bruised, rusted orange when autumn light filters through the canopy. The air holds a persistent, cool dampness, and at dusk, the shadows lengthen across the forest floor, lending the terrain a somber, heavy stillness that feels as old as the soil itself.

Kopperston remains a place forged in the crucible of the coal industry, where the remnants of mine shafts and the quietude of abandoned tracks serve as silent witnesses to a labor-intensive past. While the economic engines of coal have slowed, the identity of the people lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the houses and the resilient pace of daily life, which seems to turn on the slow migration of the clouds over the distant, hazy Appalachian Mountains. For those seeking the quiet reach of the outdoors, the trails of Laurel Park provide a sanctuary of ferns and moss-covered stone, while the deeper stillness of Cow Hollow remains a reminder of the vast, hollow-filled geography that defines this region. Life here does not clamor for attention, but instead settles into the steady, predictable cycles of the seasons, far removed from the hurried pace of the lowlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 218° SW
Laurel Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 215° SW
Gilliland Park/Pool (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 215° SW
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 222° SW
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 9.9 mi, 141° SE
R.D. Bailey Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.8 mi, 202° S
R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.0 mi, 215° SW
Lake Stephens Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 14.0 mi, 081° E
Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 213° SW
Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 007° N
Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 270° W
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 083° E
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 083° E
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.9 mi, 086° E
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 084° E
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 24.0 mi, 066° NE
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 194° S
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 294° NW
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 25.4 mi, 075° E · 53k acres
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 26.6 mi, 059° NE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 064° NE
Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 056° NE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 064° NE
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.2 mi, 078° E
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 30.0 mi, 059° NE
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 33.0 mi, 050° NE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 33.0 mi, 051° NE
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.3 mi, 112° E · 3,035 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 43.0 mi, 161° S · 733k acres
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.1 mi, 159° S · 8,471 acres

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