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Bird In Hand Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bird In Hand, 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 Bird In Hand, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bird In Hand, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bird In Hand, 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 Bird In Hand.

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	Bird In Hand
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Lancaster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.03871
Longitude	-76.182177
Population	484
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17505
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Lancaster

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About Bird In Hand, Pennsylvania

Bird In Hand is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 484. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Bird In Hand is located at 40.0387°N, 76.1822°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17505.

Bird In Hand emerges from the verdant, flat-topped expanse of the Pennsylvania Dutch country as a collection of low-slung structures that seem to hold the morning light with a deliberate, steady patience. It lies 6.5 miles east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south of Ephrata. The landscape surrounding Bird In Hand is defined by the disciplined geometry of cultivated fields, where the soil is dark and heavy, yielding to the subtle, distant rise of Wolf Rock Hill on the horizon. Mill Creek winds its way through the nearby acreage, a quiet artery of water that marks the boundary of the local geography. During the late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across the pastures, casting a deep, hushed clarity over the land that makes the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains appear more like a dream of high ground than a physical presence.

History in Bird In Hand is measured not in monumental shifts, but in the enduring continuity of traditional craft and the steady labor of the land. The economy remains anchored to the rhythms of agriculture and the meticulous handiwork that draws visitors to the local markets and the nearby Farm Market Park. Life here moves with a specific, measured friction, a resistance to the frantic pace of the wider world that is visible in the simple, sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the horse-drawn buggies that occasionally punctuate the traffic. While the water of the Strasburg Reservoir remains a quiet, stationary fixture miles away, the daily existence of those who work the fields and manage the small enterprises in Bird In Hand remains the true signature of the locality.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Abe's Buggy Rides (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 271° W
Bird-in-Hand Stage (Theatre) — 0.4 mi, 097° E
Farm Market Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 274° W
Amish Farm and House (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 232° SW
East Lampeter Community Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 250° W
Double Splash Flume (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 251° W
Bumper Cars (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 252° W
Aqua Stadium (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 251° W
Ressler Family Home (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 038° NE
Mascot Roller Mills (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 039° NE
Amish Experience (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 089° E
Jakes Country Trading Post (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 135° SE
Jemet Property (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 222° SW
Open Space (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 266° W
Thaddeus Stevens Memorial (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 270° W
The Lancaster Science Factory (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 275° W
Pennsylvania Farm Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 306° NW
Kendig Square Movies 6 (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 235° SW
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 270° W
Artisans Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 271° W
Red Raven Art Company (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 271° W
Curio. Gallery & Creative Supply (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 271° W
Susquehannock State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 213° SW
French Creek State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 060° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 32.6 mi, 351° N · 110k acres
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.6 mi, 171° S · 96k acres

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