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Amberson Pennsylvania Map

Explore Amberson, Pennsylvania, 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 Amberson, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Amberson, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Amberson
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.170364
Longitude	-77.677213
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17262, 17210
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Chambersburg

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About Amberson, Pennsylvania

Amberson is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Amberson is located at 40.1704°N, 77.6772°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17262, 17210.

Amberson occupies a quiet fold of the earth where the West Branch Conococheague Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the lowlands. It lies 16.1 miles north of Chambersburg, PA (from Chambersburg, PA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 11.7 miles northwest of Shippensburg. The landscape here is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition between open pastures and the deepening shadows of woodland, with the massive, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains haunting the distant horizon. Only two miles to the west, the Gunter Valley Reservoir holds a mirror to the sky, its still surface contrasting with the restless, shallow flow of the nearby creek. The air carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, smelling of damp soil and the cold, mineral clarity that rises from the valley floor as the afternoon light wanes into a deep, bruised violet.

Amberson draws its character from the rugged terrain of Amberson Valley, where the local economy has long been anchored to the land and the quiet endurance of those who work it. A mile from the center, the boundaries of Tuscarora State Forest provide a vast, protected expanse of timber and brush, offering a sanctuary that has shaped the region’s identity since its earliest settlement. Hikers occasionally trace the Catholic Path, a route that winds through the brush with a sense of deliberate, ancient purpose, connecting the modern traveler to the long-standing isolation of these ridges. Life in Amberson moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has learned to ignore the frantic noise of the outside world, preferring the steady, predictable turning of the seasons over the sudden disruptions of urban progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tuscarora State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 148° SE
State Game Land 076 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 218° SW
Roxbury Lion's Club Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 169° S
The Hemlocks Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 021° N
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 007° N
Hickory Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 020° N
Martin Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 115° SE
Fowlers Hollow State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 035° NE
Frank E. Masland Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 054° NE
Mouse Rock Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 132° SE
Huber Art Center (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 133° SE
Shippensburg University Coordinates (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 133° SE
County Land (Local Park) — 12.1 mi, 175° S
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 293° NW
East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 292° W
Henrys Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 057° NE
Sundy Place (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 056° NE
Big Spring Bulldog 2 (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 090° E
Bigspring Bulldog 3 (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 090° E
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 177° S
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 177° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.2 mi, 150° SE · 110k acres
Camp Michaux (Historic Castle / Fort) — 20.1 mi, 117° SE
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 318° NW
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 318° NW
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 24.4 mi, 302° NW
The Trout Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 085° E
The Garden Gallery (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 085° E
Cave Hill Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 26.0 mi, 082° E
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 26.6 mi, 038° NE

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