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Spelter West Virginia Map

Explore Spelter, 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 Spelter, West Virginia

How to Use This Spelter, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.345088
Longitude	-80.317866
Population	244
Density	190.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	26438
Area Code	304
County Seat	Clarksburg
School District	Harrison County School District

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About Spelter, West Virginia

Spelter is a locality in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 190.3 people per km². Spelter is located at 39.3451°N, 80.3179°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26438.

Spelter occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady, rhythmic currents of Simpson Creek carve a path through the earth. It lies 4.7 miles north-northeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 18°T), and is situated 5.2 miles northwest of Bridgeport. The landscape surrounding Spelter consists of dense, persistent woodlands that climb toward the horizon, where the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise against the sky. Here, the air holds a particular weight, often tinged with the scent of damp soil and ancient leaf mold, especially as the late afternoon light turns the canopy into a deep, burnished copper. Every path and clearing is part of Unknown Park, a space where the wild growth reclaims the edges of the terrain, softening the lines of the land into a quiet, enduring permanence.

The history of Spelter remains tethered to the industry that once defined its emergence, leaving behind a legacy of hard labor and the resilience of those who shaped its foundations. In decades past, the economy thrived on the rhythmic pulse of the smelter, an operation that drew workers to these hills and turned the locality into a focal point of regional productivity. While the roar of the mills has long since faded into a profound, heavy silence, the character of the people remains marked by that period of intense, disciplined exertion. Life in Spelter now moves at a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of larger centers, as the residents find a steady comfort in the familiar geography that stretches toward Phoenix Hollow and the distant, dark waters of Mine 95 Water Supply Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 292° W
Northview Park (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 207° SW
Bridgeport City Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 147° SE
Compton Park (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 136° SE
Center Branch Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 185° S
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 052° NE
Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 047° NE
Pruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 094° E
WV Counties Monument (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 041° NE
Valley Falls State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 070° E
Watters Smith Memorial State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 200° S
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 049° NE
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 132° SE
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 20.0 mi, 132° SE
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 158° S
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 201° S
Buckhannon Mural (Public Artwork) — 24.7 mi, 169° S
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 169° S
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 041° NE
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 046° NE
Watts Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 041° NE
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 117° SE · 922k acres
Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 023° NE
Climbing (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 053° NE
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.2 mi, 053° NE
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 052° NE
Generation Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 089° E
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.9 mi, 301° NW · 6,562 acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 38.3 mi, 299° NW · 243k acres
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.8 mi, 123° SE · 21k acres

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