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Lavalette West Virginia Map

Explore Lavalette, 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 Lavalette, West Virginia

How to Use This Lavalette, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.322862
Longitude	-82.44682
Population	932
Density	138.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25535
Area Code	304
County Seat	Wayne
School District	Wayne County School District

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About Lavalette, West Virginia

Lavalette is a locality in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 932. The population density is 138.0 people per km². Lavalette is located at 38.3229°N, 82.4468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25535.

Lavalette occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, winding course of Twelvepole Creek shapes the local topography. It lies 6.7 miles south of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.3 miles southwest of Pea Ridge. Dense thickets of hardwood trees and modest, sloping terrain define the horizon, creating a landscape of deep, shaded hollows that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. Only when the light shifts toward late afternoon does the true character of the earth emerge, highlighting the amber tones of the soil and the way the shadows stretch across the fields. Two miles distant, the waters of Beech Fork Lake offer a stillness that mirrors the sky, providing a calm counterpoint to the more active, wandering path of the creek that defines the immediate surroundings.

Lavalette carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the hard work of those who labored in the earth and the timbered woods. The economy here remains tethered to the pulse of the surrounding land, moving with a deliberate pace that ignores the frantic urgency of larger, distant centers. Residents often look toward the Beech Fork Recreation Area as a primary gathering space, a place where the connection to the outdoors remains unbroken and the air stays sharp with the scent of pine and damp leaves. While the towering peaks of the Appalachian Mountains remain far to the east, their distant silhouette serves as a reminder of the vast, rugged expanse that guards the character of this region. Even the quietest corners of the landscape, like the distant, sheltered quiet of Gimlet Hollow, reflect a resilience that has defined this way of life for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Beech Fork Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 140° SE
Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 146° SE
Beech Fork Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 144° SE
Wayne County Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 300° NW
Ball fields (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 300° NW
Beech Fork State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 093° E
Untitled (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 008° N
WWI Memorial Trail (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 351° N
Time Capsule (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 351° N
Memorial Arch (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 351° N
Windsor House Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 001° N
The Art Spirit (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 344° N
Huntington Dance Theatre (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 001° N
Keith Albee (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 002° N
3rd Avenue Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.8 mi, 000° N
Touma Museum of Medicine (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 001° N
Jeslyn Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 003° N
Barnes Agency Design & Digital Media Studio (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 002° N
Camden Park Mound (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 318° NW
Chad Pennington Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 012° N
Ashland Oil (Boyd County) Wildlife Habitat Area (Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 278° W
East Lynn Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 167° S
Kentucky Roots Farm (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 237° SW
Yatesville Lake State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 223° SW
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 19.2 mi, 348° N · 243k acres
Musketeer Field (Stadium) — 31.2 mi, 313° NW
Main Street Cinema (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 189° S
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 080° E
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.9 mi, 036° NE · 6,562 acres
Daniel Boone National Forest (National Forest) — 48.4 mi, 252° W · 564k acres

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