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Ben Avon Pennsylvania Map

Explore Ben Avon, 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 Ben Avon, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Ben Avon, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Ben Avon
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Indiana County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.505159
Longitude	-80.082138
Population	1,918
Density	1953.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15701, 15202
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Indiana
School District	Avonworth School District

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About Ben Avon, Pennsylvania

Ben Avon is a locality in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,918. The population density is 1953.9 people per km². Ben Avon is located at 40.5052°N, 80.0821°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ben Avon is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15701, 15202.

Ben Avon unfolds across a landscape of steep, wooded ravines and residential ridges that rise sharply from the lowlands of the Ohio River valley. It lies 1.9 miles south-southwest of Indiana, PA (from Indiana, PA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Armstrong Township. Stoney Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its presence marked by the thick canopy of hardwoods that shade the neighborhood streets and dampen the hum of passing traffic. The air here holds a cool, heavy moisture, smelling of damp shale and decaying leaves, especially when the light turns a bruised, autumnal purple in the late afternoon. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains serve as a jagged anchor for the horizon, standing in contrast to the immediate, intimate complexity of the local slopes and the winding, brick-lined paths that define the geography of Ben Avon.

History permeates the architecture of Ben Avon, where Victorian gables and sturdy, turn-of-the-century brick dwellings stand as evidence of an era when the regional economy was tethered to the industrious pulse of the nearby river mills. While the heavy industry has long since receded into the background, the town retains a quiet, deliberate pace that reflects its origins as a residential retreat for those who sought distance from the soot of the industrial center. Residents often gather near the Indiana County Fairgrounds for seasonal community events, or look toward the quiet expanse of the Two Lick Creek Reservoir when seeking a reprieve from the grid. Life here is measured in the slow seasonal shift of the canopy and the persistent, rhythmic flow of the local creek, creating a sense of place that remains stubbornly grounded in the layered, geologic reality of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Vinegar Hollow (Private Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 358° N
Ben Avon Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 050° NE
Avalon Community Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 093° E
Avonworth Community Park (A.C.O.R.D.) (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 359° N
Dance America! (Arts Centre) — 1.3 mi, 113° SE
Mariposa Studios (Arts Centre) — 1.5 mi, 115° SE
Kenmawr Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 248° W
Michael A. Musmanno (1897-1968) (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 158° S
Presston Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 147° SE
Toms Run Nature Reserve (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 332° NW
1909 Mckee's Rocks Strike (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 150° SE
Thompson Drive Park (Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 060° NE
Gorilla Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 340° N
Open Space (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 315° NW
Fern Hollow Nature Center (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 307° NW
Former Nike Missile Launch Site Pl-71 (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 251° W
Mattress Factory (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 132° SE
Moonshot Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 139° SE
Thornburg Theater (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 181° S
Rangos Giant Cinema (Cinema) — 5.3 mi, 140° SE
Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 137° SE
Open Stage Theatre (Theatre) — 5.6 mi, 131° SE
Cantellops Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 039° NE
Point State Park (State Park) — 5.7 mi, 140° SE
707 Penn Gallery (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 135° SE
Harris Theater (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 134° SE
Raccoon Creek State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 271° W
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 294° NW · 6,562 acres

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