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Big Beaver Pennsylvania Map

Explore Big Beaver, 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 Big Beaver, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Big Beaver, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.824508
Longitude	-80.362842
Population	1,852
Density	40.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16157, 16141
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Beaver
School District	Big Beaver Falls Area School District

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About Big Beaver, Pennsylvania

Big Beaver is a locality in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,852. The population density is 40.2 people per km². Big Beaver is located at 40.8245°N, 80.3628°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Big Beaver is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16157, 16141.

Big Beaver occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Clarks Run, which carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 12.4 miles south of New Castle, PA (from New Castle, PA: bearing 184°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Brighton. The earth here holds a heavy, damp quality, grounding the sprawling woodland that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Two miles from the center, the quiet surface of Big Beaver Pond reflects the shifting gray of the overcast sky, while the nearby Homewood Falls offers a persistent, low-frequency hum of water cascading over stone. The air possesses a crisp, mineral sharpness, particularly in the autumn months when the foliage turns to deep ochre and bronze, casting a somber yet brilliant light across the fields.

Industry and history in Big Beaver remain tied to the rugged utility of the soil and the legacy of regional resource extraction that once fueled the growth of the broader industrial corridor. Where the land levels out, the Big Beaver Township School Ballfields serve as a social anchor, marking the intersection of youth activity and the quiet endurance of local life. The economy here has transitioned from the intensity of mid-century manufacturing toward a more measured, decentralized existence, leaving the residents to cultivate a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the factory whistle. Life moves with an understated persistence, acknowledging the weight of the past while maintaining a pragmatic, steady focus on the daily maintenance of homes and the quiet, recurring maintenance of community ties.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Beaver Township School Ballfields (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 189° S
Big Beaver Borough Community Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 214° SW
State Game Land 148 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 002° N
Labate Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 222° SW
PLERR Corridor link (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 052° NE
Rock Point Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 048° NE
Trail Acquisition-Pennsylvania Power Co. Property (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 051° NE
Ellwood City Area Historical Society (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 060° NE
Joe Namath, Beaver Falls Hall of Famer (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 155° SE
155mm Gun M1 (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 155° SE
State Game Land 285 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 247° SW
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 249° W
Merrick Art Gallery (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 157° SE
McConnells Mill State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 060° NE
Rochester War Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 154° SE
Rochester Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 155° SE
Beaver Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 247° SW
Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.4 mi, 098° E
Culbertson Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 231° SW
Moraine State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 058° NE
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 195° S · 6,562 acres
Sample Schoolhouse (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 123° SE
Tri-State Black Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 217° SW
North Side School (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 329° NW
World's Largest Teapot (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 215° SW
Reach for the Stars Dance Studio (Arts Centre) — 17.8 mi, 157° SE
Columbiana Arts Theater (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 285° W
East Liverpool Firefighting Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 219° SW
Woodworth Ampitheater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 306° NW
Boardman Spartan Stadium (Stadium) — 20.5 mi, 310° NW

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