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Pickens West Virginia Map

Explore Pickens, 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 Pickens, West Virginia

How to Use This Pickens, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.655107
Longitude	-80.211743
Population	41
Density	7.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	26230
Area Code	304
County Seat	Elkins
School District	Randolph County School District

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About Pickens, West Virginia

Pickens is a locality in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 7.8 people per km². Pickens is located at 38.6551°N, 80.2117°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26230.

Pickens emerges from the dense, tangled canopy of the high plateaus, defined by the persistent, cold-running pulse of the Right Fork Buckhannon River. It lies 43.8 miles south of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 171°T), and is situated 27.1 miles southwest of Elkins. The landscape surrounding Pickens is a rugged verticality of shadow and light, where the deep green silence of Kumbrabow State Forest dictates the pace of the seasons. To the east, the jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon, while the terrain closer to the settlement drops into the quiet, mist-laden isolation of Winterfield Hollow. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that tastes of damp earth and decaying leaves, a sensory reminder of the relentless growth that defines this inland wilderness.

Settlement in Pickens remains tethered to the remnants of an era defined by timber and the slow, heavy labor of the woods. While the industry has receded, the character of the place persists in the quiet maintenance of local traditions and the proximity to the rugged beauty of Holly River State Park. Travelers seeking the wilderness often navigate the Rich Mountain Trail, a path that echoes with the persistent, rhythmic geology of the region. Those who wander further afield may find the hidden, vertical drop of Tenskwatawa Falls, or look toward the quiet, reflective surface of The Fishpond to find a stillness that mirrors the town’s own deliberate, measured existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Holly River State Park (State Park) — 2.9 mi, 281° W
Kumbrabow State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 104° E
Helvetia Village Historic District (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 010° N
James W. Curry Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 358° N
Upshur County Youth Camp (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 348° N
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 8.5 mi, 161° S · 922k acres
Cheat Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 104° E
Noah Haddon's Indian Fort (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 098° E
Fort Marrow (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 098° E
Huttonsville State Farm Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 078° E
Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 324° NW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 214° SW
Civil War Marker (Registered Battlefield) — 14.5 mi, 332° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 332° NW
Blister Run Swamp National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 19.1 mi, 100° E · 116 acres
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 190° S · 48k acres
Donald R. Gaudineer Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 098° E
Old Hart House (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 046° NE
Battle of Bulltown Union Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 21.1 mi, 296° NW
Randolph County Museum (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 055° NE
Buckhannon Mural (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 357° N
Camp Bartow Historic Site (Historic Castle / Fort) — 25.0 mi, 109° E
Laurel Fork South Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 084° E · 5,840 acres
Green Bank Galley (Gallery) — 26.2 mi, 128° SE
West Virginia Railroad Museum (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 046° NE
Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 27.0 mi, 046° NE
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 28.2 mi, 005° N
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 333° NW
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 137° SE · 1.1M acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 34.1 mi, 085° E · 100k acres

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