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Arcola Pennsylvania Map

Explore Arcola, 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 Arcola, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Arcola, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.152605
Longitude	-75.456574
Population	2,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	19426, 19420
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Norristown

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About Arcola, Pennsylvania

Arcola is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Arcola is located at 40.1526°N, 75.4566°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19426, 19420.

Arcola occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Perkiomen Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, defining the character of the soil and the rhythm of the local geography. It lies 1.9 miles west-northwest of Lower Providence, PA (from Lower Providence, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-northwest of Norristown. The terrain here relies on the steady moisture of the inland basin, characterized by a persistent, earthy dampness that clings to the low-lying meadows even as the sun climbs high. Three miles away, the Pickering Creek Reservoir holds a mirror to the sky, its stillness offering a sharp contrast to the constant, fluid motion of the nearby creek. While the distant Appalachian Mountains are far beyond the horizon, the immediate vicinity of Hoy Park provides an accessible expanse of green, where the light at dusk filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes and the cooling grass.

Arcola carries the quiet weight of regional history, shaped by the steady, industrious pace of those who once sought a livelihood from the surrounding fields and the power of the water. The local economy, having transitioned from its earlier agricultural roots, now reflects a modest, deliberate existence that favors the slow accumulation of neighborhood familiarity over the clamor of rapid development. There is a distinct sense of permanence in the brickwork and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the streetscape, anchored by the proximity to the Impounding Basin Number Twenty-One. Life in Arcola moves with a certain gravity, where the residents recognize the changing of the seasons not by grand events, but by the subtle shifting of the shadows across the creek banks and the cooling air that signals the turning of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Evansburg State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 044° NE
Lower Perkiomen Valley Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 136° SE
Central Perkiomen Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 348° N
Audubon Recreation Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 157° SE
Anderson Park Amphiteatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 326° NW
Black Rock Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 275° W
Pawling Sycamore (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 182° S
Sullivan's Bridge Marker (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 167° S
Center for Pennsylvania German Studies (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 346° N
Alaska (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 194° S
Washington (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 194° S
Spring House (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 359° N
Jaycee Operation Bandshell (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 241° SW
Jeffersonville Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 111° E
Sacrifice and Devotion (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 164° S
Hidden River Park & Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 277° W
Valley Forge National Historical Park Visitor Center (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 153° SE
Swamp White Oak (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 003° N
John Brown Lime Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 178° S
Ifly Indoor Skydiving (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 145° SE
Wharton Esherick Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 202° S
McKaig Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.5 mi, 145° SE
Expedition Escape (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 134° SE
Radnor Historical Society (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 154° SE
LAA Art Collective (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 154° SE
Ridley Creek State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 180° S

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