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Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania Map

Explore Blue Ridge Summit, 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 Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blue Ridge Summit, 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 Blue Ridge Summit.

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	Blue Ridge Summit
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.724262
Longitude	-77.471378
Population	887
Density	461.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17214
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Chambersburg
School District	Waynesboro Area School District

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About Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

Blue Ridge Summit is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 887. The population density is 461.6 people per km². Blue Ridge Summit is located at 39.7243°N, 77.4714°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17214.

Blue Ridge Summit claims a high, quiet elevation where the air thins and cools against the crest of the land. It lies 6.1 miles east-southeast of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 111°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northwest of Thurmont. Red Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the canopy of trees that stretch toward the distant Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon. Below the ridges, the landscape gathers into the quiet stillness of Happel'S Meadow, providing a soft, green foreground to the rugged incline. Not far away, the water of Lake Royer holds a mirror to the sky, while the shadow of the nearby Hanging Valley deepens as the afternoon light shifts toward dusk.

Blue Ridge Summit grew from the necessity of rail travel and the desire for respite, evolving from a transit point into a place of seasonal retreat. The local economy maintains a steady, modest pace, supported by a mix of residential life and the natural bounty of the surrounding woods, including the expansive reach of Mont Alto State Forest. Visitors often seek the solitude of the Spiderbush Nature Trail or the sudden, vertical rush of Cunningham Falls, finding a landscape that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic speed of modern life. History here is marked by the deliberate, slow pulse of the seasons, where the architecture of the older homes holds the memory of a time when this high ground served as a sanctuary for those looking to escape the heat of the lower plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Happel's Meadow Wetlands (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 342° N
Happel's Meadow (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 326° NW
Happel's Meadow Access Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 331° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.9 mi, 302° NW · 110k acres
Cantwell Land Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 336° NW
Beartown Woods Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 327° NW
State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 175° S
Mason Dixon Line monument (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 261° W
South Mountain State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 262° W
High Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 234° SW
Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 027° NE
St. Francis (Public Artwork) — 6.7 mi, 115° SE
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 116° SE
Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 116° SE
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 102° E
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 103° E
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 152° SE
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 064° NE
Gettysburg Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 065° NE
Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 065° NE
The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 060° NE
Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 060° NE
Old Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 182° S
Walkersville Southern Railroad (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 160° S
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 17.7 mi, 326° NW
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 17.7 mi, 325° NW
Sunset Movie Theater (Cinema) — 20.2 mi, 240° SW

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