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Wardensville West Virginia Map

Explore Wardensville, 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 Wardensville, West Virginia

How to Use This Wardensville, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.075107
Longitude	-78.59779
Population	269
Density	320.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26851
Area Code	304
County Seat	Moorefield
School District	Hardy County School District

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About Wardensville, West Virginia

Wardensville is a locality in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 320.6 people per km². Wardensville is located at 39.0751°N, 78.5978°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wardensville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26851.

Wardensville occupies a quiet intersection of bottomland and rising timbered slopes, defined primarily by the persistent, cold flow of Trout Run as it carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 42.9 miles southwest of Martinsburg, WV (from Martinsburg, WV: bearing 232°T), and is situated 14.2 miles west-northwest of Strasburg. The air here holds a particular clarity, often cooling rapidly at dusk as shadows stretch from the surrounding highlands toward the center of the village. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape rises in dense, verdant swells of Appalachian hardwood that guard the horizon, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the outer reaches of the vista. A short distance away, the quiet basin of Dutch Hollow offers a sanctuary of deeper shade, and the stillness of Warden Lake provides a reflective surface that mirrors the changing color of the canopy across the seasons.

Wardensville maintains a rhythm rooted in the land, where the legacy of early agrarian settlement still informs the steady pace of daily life. The proximity of the George Washington National Forest dictates the character of the region, drawing those who find solace in the rugged topography or the long, demanding climb of the Squirrel Gap Trail. While the local economy has shifted from the labor of past generations to a focus on small-scale commerce and the stewardship of natural resources, the influence of the mountains remains an unwavering constant. This place preserves a deliberate independence, where the connection to the earth is not merely a matter of geography but a persistent, quiet habit of being.

Nearby Outdoor Places

George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 184° S · 1.1M acres
Wardensville Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 184° S
J. Allen Hawkins Community Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 082° E
Lost River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 257° W
Little Schloss Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.6 mi, 192° S
Ramseur's Hill - Fisher's Hill Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 11.5 mi, 121° SE
Collie Grave (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 194° S
Hupp's Hill Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 111° E
Strasburg Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 115° SE
Stephens Fort (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.6 mi, 089° E
Seven Bends State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 159° S
South Carolina Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 106° E
128th New York Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 106° E
Lost River State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 237° SW
Heavenly Heart Farm & Mini Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.6 mi, 191° S
Cedar Creek Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 16.8 mi, 103° E
"connections" the Shentel Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 173° S
Theatre Shenandoah (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 174° S
The River House (Arts Centre) — 17.7 mi, 030° NE
Capon Bridge Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 030° NE
70 Whitacre Loop Site (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 029° NE
Willa Cather Birthplace (Historic Ruins) — 19.8 mi, 048° NE
Bryce Resort (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 207° SW
Taggart Hall Civil War Museum & Visitors Center (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 335° NW
Shenandoah National Park (National Park) — 23.0 mi, 142° SE · 197k acres
Shenandoah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.1 mi, 141° SE · 82k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 27.5 mi, 123° SE · 110k acres
Appalachian Trail Corridor (National Park) — 30.5 mi, 113° SE · 572 acres
Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.8 mi, 262° W · 100k acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 31.0 mi, 261° W · 922k acres

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