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Racine West Virginia Map

Explore Racine, 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 Racine, West Virginia

How to Use This Racine, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.142046
Longitude	-81.660397
Population	267
Density	215.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	25165
Area Code	304
County Seat	Madison
School District	Boone County School District

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About Racine, West Virginia

Racine is a locality in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 267. The population density is 215.2 people per km². Racine is located at 38.1420°N, 81.6604°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25165.

Racine keeps a quiet vigil where the Big Coal River carves a serpentine path through the deep, shaded earth of Foster Hollow. It lies 14.4 miles south of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 186°T), and is situated 15.8 miles south of South Charleston. The landscape is defined by the steep, verdant inclines of the terrain, where the morning light struggles to reach the valley floor, illuminating instead the mist that clings to the heavy canopy of Appalachian hardwood. Beyond the immediate reach of the hollow, the skyline remains jagged and distant, echoing the distant presence of the Appalachian Mountains that define the wider horizon. The air here holds a distinct, cool weight, carrying the scent of damp shale and decaying leaves, a sensory reminder of the dense, unyielding geography that keeps the pace of life measured and deliberate.

Racine bears the quiet, soot-stained legacy of a region shaped by the extraction of subterranean wealth, where the rhythm of the local economy once beat in time with the deep tremors of the mines. While the industrial fervor has softened over the decades, the character of the people remains tethered to a rugged independence that persists in the silence between the passing trucks and the low, steady murmur of the river. Residents look toward the nearby expanse of Kanawha State Forest for a reprieve from the narrow confines of the valley, finding in those five miles of protected woodland a continuity of the wilder, ancient world. Life in Racine is marked by this intersection of human endurance and the persistent, encroaching presence of the forest, creating a stillness that feels less like abandonment and more like a patient, watchful waiting.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kanawha State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 356° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 044° NE
Marmet Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 033° NE
Water Ways Park (Local Recreation) — 10.0 mi, 286° W
Nature preserve (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 007° N
Constable Silas Frank Nance Memorial Site (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 106° E
Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 149° SE
Little Creek Park (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 346° N
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 010° N
Lincoln Walks at Midnight (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 011° N
Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson (Public Artwork) — 13.6 mi, 011° N
West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 011° N
Charleston Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 004° N
Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 004° N
University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 14.2 mi, 010° N
Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 007° N
WV market gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 006° N
Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 006° N
Annex Gallery (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 006° N
Park Place Stadium Cinema 11 (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 006° N
Hilbert Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 301° NW
Elk City Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 004° N
Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 259° W
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 333° NW
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 042° NE
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 229° SW
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 28.5 mi, 095° E · 53k acres
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.9 mi, 079° E · 5,067 acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 51.7 mi, 313° NW · 243k acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 56.3 mi, 079° E · 922k acres

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