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Atkinson Mills Pennsylvania Map

Explore Atkinson Mills, 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 Atkinson Mills, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Atkinson Mills, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Atkinson Mills
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Mifflin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.449273
Longitude	-77.803428
Population	152
Density	57.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17051
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Mount Union Area School District

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About Atkinson Mills, Pennsylvania

Atkinson Mills is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 57.6 people per km². Atkinson Mills is located at 40.4493°N, 77.8034°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17051.

Atkinson Mills holds its quiet place where the rhythmic current of Beaverdam Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone-rich earth. It lies 23.5 miles south of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 5.9 miles northeast of Mount Union. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, folded geology of the ridge-and-valley province, where the shadow of the Appalachian Mountains looms seventeen miles to the east, casting a long, violet dusk across the fields. Only a mile from the borders of Rothrock State Forest, the air carries a persistent dampness from the dense canopy, and the light at sunset often turns a bruised, singular orange that catches the shale-strewn banks of the creek. Three miles away, the expansive, open floor of Big Valley offers a stark contrast to the tighter, wooded hollows that surround the settlement, creating a sense of containment that keeps the seasons distinct and heavy.

Atkinson Mills grew from the fundamental labor of the earth, drawing its early momentum from the mills that once utilized the steady flow of local waters to process timber and grain. While the scale of industry has shifted, the economy remains tethered to the land, influenced by the proximity of agricultural traditions and the proximity of research-driven forestry practices from The Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest thirteen miles away. Residents often look toward the regional gravity of larger hubs, yet the local character is defined by a slow, meticulous attention to the change of the leaves and the maintenance of the homestead. On weekends, the activity of the region spills toward the recreational expanse of Raystown Lake or the hiking paths of the Anthill Trail, but the daily pulse of Atkinson Mills remains steady, unbothered by the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rothrock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 303° NW
Tuscarora State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 146° SE
Newton Hamilton Playground (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 205° SW
McVeytown Community Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 046° NE
Thousand Steps East Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 235° SW
Former Jackstown Aquaduct (Historic Ruins) — 7.3 mi, 239° SW
Old Keystone Sand Plant (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 247° SW
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 238° SW
Rocky Ridge Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 342° N
Three Sisters Rock Formation (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 340° N
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 241° SW
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 241° SW
Triangle (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 242° SW
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 266° W
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 260° W
The Paper Trail (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 283° W
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 288° W
Greenwood Furnace State Park (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 009° N
Revolutionary and Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 010° N
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 286° W
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 149° SE
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 199° S
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 15.3 mi, 246° SW
East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 199° S
Miller Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 15.7 mi, 050° NE
Embassy Theater (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 050° NE
Stone Valley Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 15.8 mi, 339° N
Shavers Creek Environmental Center (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 340° N
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 17.5 mi, 008° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 37.5 mi, 146° SE · 110k acres

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