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Star City West Virginia Map

Explore Star City, 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 Star City, West Virginia

How to Use This Star City, West Virginia Map

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

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	Star City
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Monongalia County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.658414
Longitude	-79.986453
Population	1,779
Density	1404.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26505
Area Code	304
County Seat	Morgantown
School District	Monongalia School District

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About Star City, West Virginia

Star City is a locality in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,779. The population density is 1404.7 people per km². Star City is located at 39.6584°N, 79.9865°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Star City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26505.

Star City occupies a narrow, industrious corridor where the land yields to the persistent gravity of the river valley. It lies 2.6 miles northwest of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 321°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west of Cheat Lake. Popenoe Run cuts through the topography, a subtle artery that defines the local drainage as it navigates toward the larger, nearby riverbed. The terrain here is defined by the steep, verdant slopes common to this interior landscape, where the morning light often lingers in the hollows long after the ridge-tops have brightened. Residents find recreation within the green boundaries of Krepps Park, a space that offers a quiet reprieve from the steady pulse of the surrounding roads. While the rugged Appalachian Mountains sit eighty miles to the east, their distant silhouette serves as a constant, looming reminder of the wider geological character of this landlocked region.

Industrial heritage pulses beneath the modern surface of Star City, echoing a time when the rhythmic clatter of glass manufacturing defined the rhythm of the work day. The local economy has shifted from those heavy, furnace-lit origins toward a diverse service base, yet the physical remnants of its founding persist in the sturdy architecture of the older streets. Unlike the quiet solitude found eleven miles away at Coopers Rock State Forest, life here maintains a deliberate, pragmatic energy tied to the proximity of the university and the flow of traffic along the water. Even with the transformation of the regional economy, the town retains a distinct, unpretentious character, marked by the occasional cool breeze that drifts from the direction of Cheat Lake, providing a sharp, clean contrast to the humid stillness of a midsummer afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Krepps Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 141° SE
Edith Barill Riverfront Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 320° NW
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 291° W
Core Arboretum (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 168° S
Watts Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 140° SE
Granville Field (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 178° S
From The Mountain (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 112° E
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 197° S
Falling Run Greenspace (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 128° SE
Monongalia County War Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 154° SE
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 160° S
Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 226° SW
Pedlar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 271° W
State Game Land 223 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 352° N
Coopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??) (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 090° E
Coopers Rock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 083° E
Border Heroine (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 298° NW
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 103° E
Climbing and Rappelling (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 103° E
Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 021° N
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 101° E
Henry Clay Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 094° E
Farm House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 110° E
Pricketts Fort State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 209° SW
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 13.8 mi, 071° E
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 335° NW
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 213° SW
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 327° NW
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 358° N
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 059° NE

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