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Northfork West Virginia Map

Explore Northfork, 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 Northfork, West Virginia

How to Use This Northfork, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.419576
Longitude	-81.427422
Population	231
Density	92.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24868
Area Code	304
County Seat	Welch
School District	McDowell County School District

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About Northfork, West Virginia

Northfork is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 231. The population density is 92.5 people per km². Northfork is located at 37.4196°N, 81.4274°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Northfork is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24868.

Northfork commands a narrow, steep-sided corridor where the earth seems to fold in upon itself, defined by the relentless, dark-moving waters of Elkhorn Creek. It lies 28.3 miles south-southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 209°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Welch. The light here arrives late and departs early, caught by the high, vertical walls of the surrounding landscape that shadow the valley floor in a perpetual, muted twilight. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain rises into sharp, fractured inclines, a rugged topography that keeps the horizon crowded and intimate. While the distant Appalachian Mountains loom as a hazy, jagged suggestion against the sky, the true character of Northfork is forged in the quiet, shadowed proximity of Greenbrier Hollow and the dense, encroaching woodland that presses against the edges of the road.

Northfork bears the indelible, heavy imprint of the coal industry, a legacy that lingers in the weathered brickwork and the quietude of streets that once pulsed with the labor of thousands. The economy, once dictated by the subterranean veins of the earth, has long since transitioned into a fragile, slow-breathing state of recovery, leaving behind a stillness that feels like a held breath. Life here moves at the pace of the creek, a persistent, rhythmic flow that persists regardless of the changing fortunes of the mines or the quiet closure of storefronts. Residents find their recreation in the quiet, green expanse of Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary of stillness that contrasts with the industrial echoes of the past. It is a place where memory is as tangible as the landscape, and the identity of Northfork remains anchored to the grit and the deep, persistent silence of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 173° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.4 mi, 280° W
Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 280° W
Pinnacle Rock State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 135° SE
Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 132° SE
Perdue Family Crest (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 090° E
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 359° N
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 261° W
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 263° W
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 143° SE
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 103° E
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 253° W
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 161° S · 733k acres
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 191° S
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.8 mi, 176° S · 5,613 acres
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 329° NW
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.1 mi, 156° SE · 8,471 acres
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 201° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.2 mi, 163° S · 110k acres
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.8 mi, 068° E · 3,035 acres
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 026° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 027° NE
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 032° NE
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 217° SW
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 31.8 mi, 040° NE · 53k acres
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 32.9 mi, 218° SW
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 34.7 mi, 035° NE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 025° NE
The Canopy (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 026° NE
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 43.4 mi, 174° S · 155k acres

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