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Reader West Virginia Map

Explore Reader, 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 Reader, West Virginia

How to Use This Reader, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.568969
Longitude	-80.732876
Population	278
Density	115.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	26167
Area Code	304
County Seat	New Martinsville
School District	Wetzel County School District

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About Reader, West Virginia

Reader is a locality in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 115.5 people per km². Reader is located at 39.5690°N, 80.7329°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26167.

Reader holds a quiet vigil along the winding path of Brush Run, where the water carves a narrow, persistent line through the earth. It lies 28.7 miles northwest of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 314°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southeast of New Martinsville. The air here carries the scent of damp shale and cooling timber, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that settles into the hollows long before the sun dips behind the western ridges. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into steep, timbered slopes that define the horizon, their silhouettes sharp against the deepening dusk. A few miles away, the quietude of the Robert C Byrd Center provides a small, managed clearing amidst the dense, sprawling thickets that dominate the surrounding topography.

History in Reader is written in the stubborn resilience of those who carved a life from the steep, unforgiving terrain. The local economy has long been tethered to the pulse of the earth, drawing its character from generations who worked the deep veins of the ground and managed the timber that blankets the steep inclines of Skinner Hollow. While the distant Appalachian Mountains loom as a faint, jagged line far to the east, the immediate life of the region remains focused on the rhythm of the creek and the slow, deliberate pace of the valley. Even when the heavy silence of the evening takes hold, there is a persistent vitality in the way the land refuses to be tamed, remaining as raw and honest as the bedrock beneath the feet of those who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robert C Byrd Center (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 086° E
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 146° SE
Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 124° SE
Wheeling Jesuit University Camp (State Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 120° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 305° NW
Riverside Golf Course (Park) — 8.7 mi, 295° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.2 mi, 289° W · 6,562 acres
Kiedaisch Point (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 319° NW
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 11.7 mi, 286° W · 243k acres
Curtisville Lake Park and Campground (Local Recreation) — 13.5 mi, 102° E
Spencer Cemetery (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 027° NE
Grave Creek Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 359° N
Ryerson Station State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 035° NE
North Bend State Park (State Park) — 27.9 mi, 215° SW
WV Counties Monument (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 104° E
Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 108° E
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.8 mi, 109° E
Bennett Memorial Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 001° N
Francis Pierpont (Public Artwork) — 34.2 mi, 001° N
Heritage Port Amphitheater (Theatre) — 34.4 mi, 001° N
Studio 66 (Gallery) — 34.4 mi, 001° N
AMC CLASSIC Ohio Valley Mall 11 (Cinema) — 35.3 mi, 348° N
Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 36.7 mi, 068° E
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 052° NE
Oglebay Mansion Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 005° N
Belmont County Museum (Museum) — 37.6 mi, 321° NW
Jets Stadium (Stadium) — 38.1 mi, 334° NW
Rudolph Farms (Nature Reserve) — 38.7 mi, 259° W
Broughton Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 39.0 mi, 259° W
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 56.1 mi, 121° SE · 922k acres

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