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Bechtelsville Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bechtelsville, 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 Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.37343
Longitude	-75.629075
Population	884
Density	646.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	19505
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Boyertown Area School District

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About Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania

Bechtelsville is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 884. The population density is 646.4 people per km². Bechtelsville is located at 40.3734°N, 75.6291°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bechtelsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 19505.

Bechtelsville emerges from the quiet intersection of agricultural tradition and the steady, rhythmic flow of Swamp Creek, which carves a narrow, serpentine path through the local terrain. It lies 5.8 miles north-northwest of New Hanover, PA (from New Hanover, PA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Pottstown. The landscape surrounding Bechtelsville is defined by the modest, earth-toned contours of the land, where the golden light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses along the banks of the creek. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the horizon like a charcoal sketch against the pale sky, while the proximity to Berks County Park provides a expanse of green that softens the edges of the built environment. Here, the air carries the scent of damp soil and drying hay, a sensory grounding that persists even as the seasons turn the foliage from deep emerald to a brittle, muted bronze.

Bechtelsville maintains a character shaped by the legacy of early Pennsylvania industry and the persistent, quiet labor of those who have worked the surrounding fields for generations. While the influence of the nearby Oley Valley informs the regional agricultural identity, the local economy remains tethered to the modest commercial rhythms of the valley floor. Residents often find their way toward the Old Dutchman Trail for a measured walk, passing through spaces that feel untouched by the frantic pace of larger hubs. Life in Bechtelsville moves with the deliberate tempo of a place that values its own history, where the modern world is present but secondary to the stillness of the Boyertown Reservoir and the unhurried progress of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berks County Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 115° SE
Bechtelsville Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 171° S
Barto Community Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 039° NE
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 061° NE
State Game Land 315 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 019° N
Larchwood Parcels (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 326° NW
Colebrookdale Railroad Station (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 188° S
Boyertown Area Historical Society (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 188° S
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles Office (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 190° S
Bertoia Studio (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 049° NE
James Overstreet Open Space Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.5 mi, 215° SW
Schwenkfelder Library Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 073° E
Art on Main Studio (Gallery) — 7.1 mi, 072° E
Tank Masters (Aquarium) — 7.1 mi, 076° E
Highest point in Montgomery County (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 059° NE
Pennsburg Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.4 mi, 077° E
Weaver Memorials (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 186° S
Isaac Smith World War I and II memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 107° E
SoulJoel's at Sunnybrook (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 174° S
Anno Artem (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 188° S
Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 010° N
Lock Ridge Furnace Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 011° N
Norco Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 188° S
French Creek State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 209° SW
Evansburg State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 139° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.7 mi, 314° NW · 110k acres
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.7 mi, 024° NE · 11k acres

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