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Benson Pennsylvania Map

Explore Benson, 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 Benson, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Benson, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.20841
Longitude	-78.927803
Population	187
Density	204.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15935
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Somerset
School District	Conemaugh Township Area School District

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About Benson, Pennsylvania

Benson is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 187. The population density is 204.0 people per km². Benson is located at 40.2084°N, 78.9278°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Benson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15935.

Benson occupies a modest reach of land where the earth rises into the slow, deliberate swell of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 8.2 miles south of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Westmont. The Stonycreek River carves a path through the landscape, its current often muted by the heavy, damp air that drifts up from Moonshine Hollow. To the east, the distant, hazy spine of the Allegheny Mountains defines the horizon, while the local terrain remains defined by the dense, quiet timber of Babcock State Forest. Within the immediate perimeter, the light at dusk holds a particular, iron-tinged clarity, casting long shadows across the grass of Benson Borough Park where the ground feels firm and ancient underfoot. Two miles away, the surface of Quemahoning Reservoir remains largely untroubled, reflecting the gray, shifting clouds that characterize the inland sky.

Benson emerged from the persistent labor of those who recognized the value in the deep, subterranean coal seams that once dictated the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life here retains a somber, industrial inheritance, though the extractive fervor of the past has long since transitioned into a quieter, more singular existence. Residents often look toward the nearby Lost Turkey Trail for a reprieve, finding in the woods a stillness that contrasts with the old echoes of the mines. While the roar of heavy machinery has faded, the character of the place persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its streets and the way the seasons mark their passage across the valley floor. Travelers passing through might miss the subtle gravity of the site, yet there is a distinct, enduring resilience in how Benson endures, framed by the cold, rushing water of the river and the vast, wooded silence of the surrounding ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Quemahoning Family Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 208° SW
Quemahoning Reservoir (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 208° SW
Border Dam (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 044° NE
SCL Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 005° N
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 002° N
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 050° NE
Gallitzin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 094° E
State Game Land 042 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 337° NW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 311° NW
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 002° N
John P. Murtha Statue (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 002° N
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 360° N
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 003° N
Morley’s Dog (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 003° N
Rolling Mills Mine Disaster (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 001° N
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 8.6 mi, 100° E
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 166° S
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 360° N
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 001° N
Laurel Mountain State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 254° W
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 044° NE
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 044° NE
Fort Dewart (Historic Castle / Fort) — 14.1 mi, 142° SE
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 260° W
Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 282° W
Hush A Bye Baby (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 282° W
Hickory Dickory Dock (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 282° W
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 31.1 mi, 143° SE

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