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About Nitro, WV

Nitro lies along the Kanawha River about 15 miles northwest of Charleston, accessible via I-64 Exit 45. This former company town of 6,800 sits in West Virginia's chemical valley between the river and surrounding hills. Most visitors arrive from Charleston (20 minutes west on I-64) or Huntington (45 minutes east). The city gets its name from a World War I explosives plant, and you can still trace the original company town street grid in the older neighborhoods.

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Nitro, WV is in United States, at 38.412, -81.819 - about 27 km north-west of Charleston, WV.

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The closest airport to Nitro, WV is Yeager Airport, 36 km (about 37 min by car).

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