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War West Virginia Map

Explore War, 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 War, West Virginia

How to Use This War, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	37.309985
Longitude	-81.676251
Population	623
Density	270.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	24892
Area Code	304
County Seat	Welch
School District	McDowell County School District

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About War, West Virginia

War is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 623. The population density is 270.0 people per km². War is located at 37.3100°N, 81.6763°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. War is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24892.

War occupies a deep, narrow basin where the persistent current of War Creek carves a winding path through the steep, wooded terrain. It lies 43.0 miles southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 220°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-northeast of Richlands. The air here holds a heavy, damp quality, cooling quickly as shadows stretch across the slopes and the light shifts to a bruised, melancholic violet. High above the valley floor, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, marking the outer limits of a landscape defined by sharp inclines and dense, encroaching timber. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Lake Berwind offer a stillness that contrasts with the constant, restless motion of the creek below, while the nearby Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area preserves the wilder, unmanicured character of the surrounding woods.

War emerged from the raw necessity of the coal industry, its existence tethered to the seams of fuel that once dictated the pulse of every household and storefront. The legacy of those extraction years lingers in the weathered architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life, where the memory of heavy machinery has gradually yielded to the quiet reclamation of the forest. Beyond the town limits, the terrain transitions into the rugged expanses of Johnnycake Hollow and the deeper, more ancient growth of Panther State Forest, thirteen miles distant. Residents maintain a steady, private resilience, living in the quiet gaps between the ridges where the echoes of a singular industrial history have settled into a calm, enduring permanence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 206° SW
Bartley Mine Disaster (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 303° NW
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 008° N
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 358° N
Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 011° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 034° NE
Panther State Forest (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 307° NW
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 157° SE
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 15.5 mi, 141° SE
Broadway Cinemas (Cinema) — 17.4 mi, 195° S
Appalachian Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 199° S
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.2 mi, 146° SE · 5,613 acres
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 20.4 mi, 155° SE · 733k acres
Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 088° E
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 100° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.0 mi, 139° SE · 110k acres
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 031° NE
Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.9 mi, 147° SE · 3,225 acres
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.0 mi, 128° SE · 8,471 acres
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 005° N
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 006° N
Stone Arch (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 083° E
The Lincoln Theater (Theatre) — 34.0 mi, 165° S
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 309° NW
Mount Rogers National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.0 mi, 176° S · 155k acres
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 039° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 42.0 mi, 039° NE
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 126° SE
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 43.8 mi, 042° NE
Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 48.2 mi, 180° S · 662k acres

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