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Lester West Virginia Map

Explore Lester, 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 Lester, West Virginia

How to Use This Lester, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.734836
Longitude	-81.299547
Population	338
Density	260.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	25865
Area Code	304
County Seat	Beckley
School District	Raleigh County School District

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About Lester, West Virginia

Lester is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 338. The population density is 260.5 people per km². Lester is located at 37.7348°N, 81.2995°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25865.

Lester occupies a narrow, rugged crease in the earth where the Surveyor Creek carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 6.8 miles west-southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 244°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-southwest of Oak Hill. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, carrying the scent of damp shale and decaying leaves that blanket the steep inclines rising sharply toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. Daylight fades early, caught by the high, jagged ridges that wall off the horizon, casting the valley in a bruised, violet shadow long before the sun has fully departed the sky. At the Lake Stephens Recreation Area, the water remains glassy and dark, reflecting the unyielding stoicism of the timbered slopes that define the physical character of the region.

Lester preserves the echoes of an era defined by the heavy industry of coal, a legacy written in the weathered facades of aging buildings and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. Though the once-thundering machinery has slowed, the economy remains rooted in the resilience of a workforce accustomed to the labor of the earth. Families here have long traversed the nearby roads toward the quietude of Claypool Hollow or the distant, shaded depths of Camp Creek State Forest, finding solace in the isolation of the landscape. Life in Lester moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a place that has seen the rise and fall of industrial tides, leaving behind a community that values the slow, steady rhythm of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Stephens Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 352° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 027° NE
Sophia Little League Ballfields (Local Recreation) — 3.9 mi, 110° E
Fitzpatrick Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 083° E
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 058° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 058° NE
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 072° E
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 228° SW
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 070° E
Little Beaver State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 086° E
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 12.3 mi, 052° NE · 53k acres
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 12.8 mi, 035° NE
Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 017° N
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 062° NE
North Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 062° NE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 037° NE
Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 038° NE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 039° NE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 029° NE
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 261° W
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 261° W
Stone Cliff Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 043° NE
Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 047° NE
Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 026° NE
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.8 mi, 126° SE · 3,035 acres
Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 19.8 mi, 034° NE
Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 026° NE
Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 24.5 mi, 026° NE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 37.3 mi, 168° S · 733k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 37.6 mi, 133° SE · 110k acres

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