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Rowlesburg West Virginia Map

Explore Rowlesburg, 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 Rowlesburg, West Virginia

How to Use This Rowlesburg, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.348431
Longitude	-79.670893
Population	438
Density	167.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26425
Area Code	304
County Seat	Kingwood
School District	Preston County School District

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About Rowlesburg, West Virginia

Rowlesburg is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 438. The population density is 167.3 people per km². Rowlesburg is located at 39.3484°N, 79.6709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rowlesburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26425.

Rowlesburg clings to the banks of the Cheat River, where the water carves a deep, serpentine path through the dense, verdant folds of the earth. It lies 24.4 miles south-southeast of Cheat Lake, WV (from Cheat Lake, WV: bearing 156°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of Kingwood. The air here holds a cool, damp weight, particularly as dusk settles over the nearby ridges and the light thins into a muted, bruised violet against the treeline. Beyond the immediate riverbed, the land rises sharply into steep, shadowed grades that define the character of the terrain, eventually giving way to the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains far to the east. Within the quiet perimeter of Rowlesburg Community Park, the pulse of the landscape is felt in the steady, rhythmic movement of the current and the persistent, quiet expansion of the woods that climb toward the crests of Fill Hollow.

Industry once defined the rhythm of Rowlesburg, with the iron of the railroad tracks serving as a physical manifestation of the town’s historical ties to the heavy labor of the coal and timber trades. The economy has shifted away from the relentless extraction of the past, leaving behind a stillness that allows for the preservation of a distinct regional identity forged in the isolation of the high country. Residents navigate a landscape where the labor of previous generations remains visible in the architecture of the old depots and the sturdy, unadorned homes that face the water. On quiet afternoons, the focus turns to the preservation of local craft and the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived in the shadow of the peaks, far removed from the frantic commerce of the lowlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Generation Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 118° SE
Rowlesburg Community Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 344° N
Cannon Hill Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 004° N
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 024° NE
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 187° S · 922k acres
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 187° S
Cathedral State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 104° E
Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 103° E
Youghiogheny Wild River Nea (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 068° E
Beth's Garden (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 073° E
Cobbler Shop in 1859 (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 074° E
Big Run Bog National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 16.0 mi, 163° S · 716 acres
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 146° SE
Historic Coke Ovens (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 151° SE
Pase Point (Viewpoint) — 18.2 mi, 153° SE
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.5 mi, 171° S · 21k acres
Metal Shack (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 336° NW
Farm House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 336° NW
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 136° SE · 34k acres
Climbing (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 335° NW
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 337° NW
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 319° NW
Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation (Public Artwork) — 23.7 mi, 049° NE
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 236° SW
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 24.1 mi, 236° SW
Dolly Sods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 139° SE · 18k acres
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 318° NW
Watts Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 322° NW
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 281° W
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 32.6 mi, 166° S · 100k acres

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