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Blawnox Pennsylvania Map

Explore Blawnox, 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 Blawnox, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Blawnox, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.493402
Longitude	-79.860605
Population	1,454
Density	1896.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15238
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pittsburgh
School District	Fox Chapel Area School District

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About Blawnox, Pennsylvania

Blawnox is a locality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,454. The population density is 1896.6 people per km². Blawnox is located at 40.4934°N, 79.8606°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Blawnox is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15238.

Blawnox maintains a firm, industrial posture upon the northern bank where the Allegheny River carves a deep, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 1.2 miles west-southwest of Penn Hills, PA (from Penn Hills, PA: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-northeast of Pittsburgh. The earth here feels heavy with the accumulation of a century’s labor, defined by a narrow shelf of land that compresses the architecture between the water’s edge and the rising, wooded slopes that mark the beginning of the Allegheny Plateau. Sunlight often catches the surface of the Allegheny River in late afternoon, turning the slow, dark current into a ribbon of hammered silver that reflects the austere geometry of the surrounding hills. Directly adjacent to the flowing water, the Sycamore Island Acquisition offers a quiet, unmanicured stretch of riparian wildness that serves as a necessary counterpoint to the paved streets and brick foundations of the residential blocks.

Blawnox emerged from the ambitions of the industrial age, its identity forged in the heat of furnaces and the steady rhythm of manufacturing that once dictated the pulse of the valley. While the economy has shifted away from the heavy mills that defined its early growth, the physical character of the borough remains rooted in that gritty, durable history, evidenced by the sturdy, utilitarian houses that climb the hillside. Local life moves with a pragmatic, quiet intensity, far removed from the distant, grander silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains that haunt the horizon on exceptionally clear days. Those who live here often look toward the river as a constant, indifferent witness to the changing seasons, a silent neighbor that links the daily routines of the modern borough to the deeper, older patterns of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sycamore Island Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 129° SE
Sycamore Island (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE
Fay Park & Salamander Trail (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 284° W
Cornwall Dr Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 344° N
Falconhurst Park/Margaret T. Weil Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 345° N
Salamander Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 313° NW
Cribbs Field (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 058° NE
The Oaks Theater (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 031° NE
Mellon Memorial Gateway (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 334° NW
T-Rex Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 265° W
Bloop Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 125° SE
Church Valley Greenway (Private Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 166° S
Penn Hills Cinemas (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 140° SE
Negley Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 255° W
Churchill Valley Greenway (Nature Reserve) — 3.1 mi, 164° S
Safari Amphitheater (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 258° W
Allegheny Islands State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 029° NE
International Museum of the Bamileke Genocide (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 200° S
Pittsburgh Yarn Company (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 206° SW
Car & Carraige Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 214° SW
Lookout Point (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 274° W
Pittsburgh Glass Center (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 242° SW
Pillars In Squirrel Hill (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 221° SW
Barking Slopes Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 054° NE
Boom Concepts (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 245° SW
The Manor (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 220° SW
Paint Monkey (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 252° W
Point State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 245° SW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.5 mi, 287° W · 6,562 acres

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