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Bethel Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bethel, 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 Bethel, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bethel, Pennsylvania Map

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

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.

CityBethel
StatePennsylvania (PA)
CountyWayne County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude40.476483
Longitude-76.28797
Population460
Density176.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes18616, 15102, 18431, 19507
Area Code215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County SeatHonesdale
School DistrictTulpehocken Area School District

About Bethel, Pennsylvania

Bethel is a locality in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 460. The population density is 176.7 people per km². Bethel is located at 40.4765°N, 76.2880°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18616, 15102, 18431.

Bethel occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior where the horizon hums with the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pocono Mountains. It lies 25.0 miles east-northeast of Dunmore, PA (from Dunmore, PA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 3.7 miles east-southeast of Honesdale. The earth here is firm and ancient, defined by the quiet persistence of County Farm Park, which occupies the immediate landscape with a stillness that suggests a long-standing partnership between the soil and those who tend it. Nearby, the water of Suydam Pond catches the pale afternoon light, mirroring the silver-gray sky, while the persistent flow of Indian Orchard Brook cuts through the periphery, carving a path through the undergrowth with a steady, liquid clarity. Further out, the terrain yields to the subtle topography of the region, where the air holds a cool, crisp weight and the shadows stretch long across the fields as the sun dips toward the western ridges.

Bethel carries the character of a place built upon the steady labor of the land, its history reflected in the austere simplicity of local architecture and the deliberate pace of its daily commerce. The legacy of agricultural industry remains visible in the arrangement of the fields and the sturdy, unadorned utility of its buildings, which speak of a culture rooted in perseverance and the seasonal cycle of the harvest. Residents move with a measured grace, acknowledging the influence of a past defined by the demands of the terrain and the quiet endurance of small-scale production. While the modern world presses in from the periphery, the core of Bethel retains a singular, unhurried focus, finding its identity in the intersection of traditional grit and the quiet, unending work of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Berks County Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 285° W
  • Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.8 mi, 210° SW
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.0 mi, 015° N · 110k acres
  • State Game Land 080 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 353° N
  • Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 016° N
  • William F. Shanaman Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 332° NW
  • Rehrersburg Lions Club (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 121° SE
  • Kimmel Lookout (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
  • Schuylkill (Private Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 032° NE
  • ATC Property (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 032° NE
  • Fort Snyder Monument (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 042° NE
  • Sgl 110 (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Blue Marsh Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 122° SE
  • Swatara State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 297° NW
  • Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 118° SE
  • Wishing Well (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 117° SE
  • Sgl 280 (State Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 110° E
  • Light's Fort (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 031° NE
  • Chestnut Street Log House (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 218° SW
  • Schaeffer Farm (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 183° S
  • Union Canal Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Auburn Desilting Basin monument (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Texter Mountain Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 148° SE
  • Conservation Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 172° S
  • Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 017° N
  • Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 005° N
  • Cornwall Hall & Stable (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 206° SW
  • Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 018° N

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About This Bethel Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethel, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.476483, -76.28797. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Bethel includes the ZIP code (18616, 15102, 18431), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Wayne County (Honesdale), and school district assignment (Tulpehocken Area School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.