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Union West Virginia Map

Explore Union, 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 Union, West Virginia

How to Use This Union, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.590736
Longitude	-80.540015
Population	419
Density	361.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	26416, 24983
Area Code	304
County Seat	Union
School District	Monroe County School District

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About Union, West Virginia

Union is a locality in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 419. The population density is 361.9 people per km². Union is located at 37.5907°N, 80.5400°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26416, 24983.

Union occupies a high plateau where the landscape resolves into a series of limestone pastures and dense, brooding woodlands. It lies 37.5 miles east-southeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 110°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south-southwest of Lewisburg. The earth here is porous and ancient, marked by the deep, quiet shadow of Earson Hollow just a mile to the west and the persistent, cold currents of Indian Creek flowing nearby. To the distant horizon, the Appalachian Mountains trace a jagged, indigo silhouette against the sky, their scale dwarfing the low-slung ridges that define the immediate horizon. The light in late afternoon turns a pale, bruised violet, catching the limestone outcroppings that break through the soil like the bleached bones of the earth, while the dense canopy of Jefferson National Forest holds a heavy, damp silence that remains undisturbed by the passage of the sun.

Union serves as a seat of governance and agricultural tradition, its economy tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the management of timber and livestock. The settlement retains a character forged in the nineteenth century, when stone masonry and brickwork became the vernacular of the streets, standing in contrast to the wilder, unmanaged expanses found toward the Daniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Area. Residents move with the gravity of those who understand the distance to larger centers, favoring the self-reliance that defines this high-altitude life. For those seeking the rare, vertical rush of water, the journey toward Falling Spring Falls demands a long transit, leaving the local experience defined instead by the steady, unpretentious industry of the fields and the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. Whether one travels toward the expansive waters of Big Pond or remains within the quiet grid of the village, the atmosphere remains one of enduring, singular isolation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daniels Ridge Wilidlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 060° NE
Second Creek Mill (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 041° NE
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 168° S · 733k acres
Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 168° S
Moncove Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 078° E
Mountain Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.2 mi, 166° S · 17k acres
Organ Cave (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 033° NE
Peters Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.6 mi, 199° S · 4,520 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.9 mi, 202° S · 110k acres
Wind Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 175° S
Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 160° S
Bluestone Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 251° W
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 14.0 mi, 065° NE · 1.1M acres
Udderly Chic(k) (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 096° E
Government Floyd Monument (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 081° E
Beaverdam Falls (Nature Reserve) — 17.6 mi, 073° E
The Bunker (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 043° NE
Keffer Oak (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 151° SE
Bluestone State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 281° W
Eastern Continental Divide (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 137° SE
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 290° W · 53k acres
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 286° W
Bluestone National Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.8 mi, 271° W · 3,035 acres
Audie Murphy Memorial Monument (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 132° SE
XYZ Gallery (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 165° S
Haymarket Theatre (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 165° S
New River Art & Fiber Gallery (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 164° S
Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 165° S
Battle of Hanging Rock (Registered Battlefield) — 32.9 mi, 123° SE
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 300° NW

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