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Montrose West Virginia Map

Explore Montrose, 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 Montrose, West Virginia

How to Use This Montrose, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.068438
Longitude	-79.810347
Population	145
Density	89.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26283
Area Code	304
County Seat	Elkins
School District	Randolph County School District

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About Montrose, West Virginia

Montrose is a locality in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 89.3 people per km². Montrose is located at 39.0684°N, 79.8103°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Montrose is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26283.

Montrose emerges from the landscape where the steady, persistent flow of Leading Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 32.2 miles east-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 117°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Elkins. The air here holds a cool, damp clarity, often caught between the thick stands of hardwoods that characterize the proximity to the Monongahela National Forest. To the distant horizon, the Allegheny Mountains cast long, hazy shadows as the afternoon sun retreats, leaving the valley in a muted, silver-toned light. The ground is a complex mosaic of damp earth and limestone, where the topography shifts from the low-lying bank of the creek to the steeper, unyielding slopes that define the character of the region.

Montrose carries the quiet weight of generations who carved a livelihood from the timber and the soil of these hills, far from the frantic pace of industrial centers. Local life moves in synchronization with the seasons, whether residents are navigating the rugged paths near the South Haddix Trail or tending to the small, private holdings that dot the landscape toward Koontz Hollow. While the regional economy has evolved from its early reliance on the extraction of natural resources, the spirit of self-sufficiency remains, reflected in the slow, deliberate maintenance of property and the preservation of communal knowledge. On quiet evenings, the reflection of the sky upon the water at Teter Creek Lake serves as a reminder of the stillness that defines this life, a deep, resonant silence that settles over the land once the work of the day has concluded.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 113° SE · 922k acres
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 001° N
Teter Creek Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 307° NW
Northeastern Forest Experimental Station Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 5.6 mi, 101° E
Fernow Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.2 mi, 100° E
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.8 mi, 123° SE · 21k acres
H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 192° S
Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 192° S
West Virginia Railroad Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 192° S
Big Run Bog National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 11.6 mi, 076° E · 716 acres
Shavers Mountain National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 11.7 mi, 117° SE · 258 acres
Table Rock (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 094° E
Wilson Monument (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 189° S
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 13.7 mi, 295° NW
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 295° NW
Blackwater Falls State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 082° E
Old Hart House (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 205° SW
Randolph County Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 193° S
Historic Coke Ovens (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 074° E
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 071° E
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.1 mi, 088° E · 34k acres
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 269° W
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 128° SE · 100k acres
Laurel Fork North Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 155° SE · 6,048 acres
Generation Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 021° N
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 257° W
Upshur War Monument (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 257° W
Seneca Caverns (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 133° SE
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 320° NW
Noah Haddon's Indian Fort (Historic Ruins) — 32.1 mi, 201° S

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