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Atlas Pennsylvania Map

Explore Atlas, 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 Atlas, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Atlas, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.799809
Longitude	-76.42773
Population	732
Density	1050.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17851
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Sunbury
School District	Mount Carmel Area School District

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About Atlas, Pennsylvania

Atlas is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 732. The population density is 1050.7 people per km². Atlas is located at 40.7998°N, 76.4277°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17851.

Atlas commands a rugged stretch of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 14.2 miles south of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Shamokin. Shamokin Creek carves a dark, persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the bruised violet of an approaching storm or the pale, thin clarity of a winter morning. At the center of this landscape, the Atlas Fire Co Park serves as a quiet anchor, its grounds marking the intersection of human activity and the encroaching wild. Two miles to the north, the Locust Summit Retention Pond holds a mirror to the sky, a still, contained basin that breaks the monotony of the broken, uneven soil. The air here holds a weight, a coolness that suggests the proximity of Bear Valley, where the wind funnels through the gaps with a sharp, restless energy.

History in Atlas is measured in the remnants of anthracite coal, a legacy that etched deep, literal scars into the topography and defined the stubborn character of those who stayed. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythmic thrum of the mines, has evolved into a quieter, more fragmented existence, leaving behind a stillness that settles over the streets like dust. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, acknowledging the heritage of the region without needing to speak of it, finding beauty in the stark, industrial bones of the architecture and the way the light catches the rusted corrugated iron of old outbuildings. Life in Atlas feels suspended in the amber of the past, yet it remains undeniably present, grounded in the hard, unyielding bedrock of a landscape that demands a particular kind of endurance from everyone who calls it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Atlas Fire Co Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 249° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 251° W
Diamondtown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 078° E
North Oak Street Municipal Park and Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 081° E
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 353° N
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 1.0 mi, 103° E
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 167° S
State Game Land 084 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 198° S
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 111° E
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 219° SW
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 104° E
Mothers Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 103° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 103° E
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 6.5 mi, 266° W
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 324° NW
Two Slide Winders (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 324° NW
Twister (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 323° NW
Sklooosh (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 325° NW
XD Theater (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 324° NW
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 323° NW
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 324° NW
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 323° NW
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 323° NW
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 117° SE
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 083° E
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 094° E
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 126° SE
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 182° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 20.0 mi, 167° S · 110k acres

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