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Philippi West Virginia Map

Explore Philippi, 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 Philippi, West Virginia

How to Use This Philippi, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.147291
Longitude	-80.050381
Population	2,929
Density	399.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26416
Area Code	304
County Seat	Philippi
School District	Barbour County School District

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About Philippi, West Virginia

Philippi is a locality in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,929. The population density is 399.7 people per km². Philippi is located at 39.1473°N, 80.0504°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Philippi is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26416.

Philippi occupies a narrow riparian corridor where the Tygart Valley River carves a deliberate, muscular path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 18.5 miles east-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 118°T), and is situated 14.8 miles southeast of Bridgeport. The landscape rises in steep, timbered swells, a broken topography of hardwood forests that hold the morning mist until long after the sun has climbed high above the ridges. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Blue and Gray Park serves as a quiet sentinel over the riverbank, its grounds marking a geography shaped by the slow, relentless erosion of the water against the bedrock. On days when the air turns crisp, the light catches the surface of the Tygart Valley River, turning the water the color of hammered pewter as it moves steadily toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom against the sky.

Philippi carries the weight of a complex inheritance, its identity forged in the iron-willed industries of coal and the enduring memory of early skirmishes that left a permanent mark on the local soil. The economy, once tethered tightly to the extraction of deep-earth resources, now finds its rhythm in the quiet persistence of academic life and the steady, unpretentious commerce of a regional center. Residents walk streets that hold the ghosts of nineteenth-century ambitions, where the architecture reflects a utilitarian sturdiness born of necessity and survival. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the rugged expanse of Moats Hollow draws those seeking the solitude of the deep woods, while Tygart Lake remains a singular, expansive presence nearby, its stillness contrasting with the perpetual, low-frequency hum of the river. Life in Philippi moves with a deliberate gravity, defined by the seasonal turn of the leaves and the stubborn, honest labor of those who remain anchored to these hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Memorial Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 0.5 mi, 064° NE
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 045° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 034° NE
Tygart Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 007° N
Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 356° N
Audra State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 183° S
Tygart Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 016° N
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 227° SW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 092° E · 922k acres
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 092° E
Buckhannon Mural (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 223° SW
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 222° SW
Upshur War Monument (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 223° SW
Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 145° SE
West Virginia Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 145° SE
Jane Lew (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 262° W
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.4 mi, 339° N
Old Hart House (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 162° S
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 116° SE · 21k acres
Randolph County Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 156° SE
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 252° W
Big Run Bog National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 24.3 mi, 096° E · 716 acres
Generation Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 056° NE
Table Rock (Viewpoint) — 25.9 mi, 104° E
Civil War Marker (Registered Battlefield) — 26.3 mi, 216° SW
Historic Coke Ovens (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 092° E
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 089° E
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.3 mi, 098° E · 34k acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 33.5 mi, 122° SE · 100k acres

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