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Pennsboro West Virginia Map

Explore Pennsboro, 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 Pennsboro, West Virginia

How to Use This Pennsboro, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.28508
Longitude	-80.968442
Population	1,054
Density	150.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26415
Area Code	304
County Seat	Harrisville
School District	Ritchie County School District

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About Pennsboro, West Virginia

Pennsboro is a locality in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,054. The population density is 150.8 people per km². Pennsboro is located at 39.2851°N, 80.9684°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pennsboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26415.

Pennsboro occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Bunnell Run, which carves a modest path through the dense, verdant growth of the surrounding woodland. It lies 31.1 miles east of Vienna, WV (from Vienna, WV: bearing 95°T), and is situated 14.6 miles east-southeast of St. Marys. Marys. The terrain manifests as a series of steep, interlocking ridges that catch the shifting light of dawn, casting long, bruised shadows across the hollows before the sun fully clears the canopy. Two miles away, the quiet surface of Pennsboro Water Supply Lake reflects the stillness of the afternoon, serving as a catchment for the rain that drains from the high, wooded slopes. Far off on the eastern horizon, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, silent boundary to the world, grounding the local horizon in a deep, geologic permanence.

Pennsboro carries the legacy of a nineteenth-century rail stop, where the rhythms of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad once dictated the pulse of commerce and migration. The economic life of the region has shifted over the decades, moving away from the heavy extraction industries that defined the early era toward a quieter existence centered on local trade and regional craftsmanship. At the center of public life, Myles Stadium serves as a gathering point where the community convenes, its grounds standing as a functional anchor for local athletics and social assembly. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, marked by the smell of damp earth and the heavy, humid silence that settles over the valley of Long Bottom when the wind dies down.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pennsboro Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 215° SW
Myles Stadium (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 215° SW
Murphy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 236° SW
Toll Gate Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 146° SE
North Bend State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 228° SW
Eldon J. Haught Recreation Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 227° SW
Federal Ridge Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 322° NW
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 323° NW · 243k acres
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.5 mi, 340° N · 6,562 acres
Willow Island disaster memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 289° W
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 20.1 mi, 284° W · 1,082 acres
Smith-Bush Farm (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 160° S
Presidents Wall (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 163° S
Mini Farm Figurines (Public Artwork) — 25.3 mi, 263° W
Cedar Creek State Park (State Park) — 27.2 mi, 167° S
Atrium Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 290° W
Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 289° W
Friederich Theater (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 290° W
The Stage Door (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 289° W
Peddler of Dreams Art Space for Children (Arts Centre) — 27.5 mi, 289° W
Hidden Marietta Tour Company (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 289° W
Rufus Putnam House (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 290° W
Valley Gem Sternwheeler (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 290° W
Rudolph Farms (Nature Reserve) — 28.0 mi, 295° NW
Scenic overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.1 mi, 289° W
Broughton Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 28.4 mi, 295° NW
Grindstone - Washington Co. Quarry (Attraction) — 29.2 mi, 295° NW
Veterans Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 268° W
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 122° SE
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 71.7 mi, 154° SE · 48k acres

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