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Bolivar Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bolivar, 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 Bolivar, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bolivar, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.397015
Longitude	-79.151699
Population	435
Density	982.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15923
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg
School District	Ligonier Valley School District

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About Bolivar, Pennsylvania

Bolivar is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 435. The population density is 982.2 people per km². Bolivar is located at 40.3970°N, 79.1517°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bolivar is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15923.

Bolivar emerges from the rugged topography of the Allegheny Plateau, where the Conemaugh River carves a deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 13.0 miles west-northwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-southeast of Blairsville. The air here holds the damp, cool weight of the uplands, carrying the scent of damp earth and turning leaves that gather in the low corners of Bolivar Park. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the terrain shifts into the deep, shadowed creases of Dyke Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains define the horizon line against the pale northern sky. To the north, the calm surface of Bolivar Reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds, providing a quiet contrast to the persistent, rhythmic flow of the river that moves steadily toward the western plains.

Industry once defined the pulse of Bolivar, where the rhythm of production shaped the daily habits of those who built their lives along the riverbanks. While the smoke of older furnaces has long since faded into the memory of the region, the remnants of that era persist in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the homes and the enduring character of the streets. Residents often look toward the nearby State Forest Lands or traverse sections of the Laurel Highlands Trail, finding a necessary stillness in the woods that once fueled the local economy. Life in Bolivar maintains a steady, measured pace, grounded by the seasonal cycles of the plateau and the quiet persistence of people who have found a lasting equilibrium in this inland corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bolivar Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 149° SE
Kelly Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 313° NW
State Game Land 153 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 315° NW
High Street Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 060° NE
Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 244° SW
Pine Ridge Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 326° NW
Conemaugh River Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 292° W
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 087° E
Charles F. Lewis Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 083° E
Keystone State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 263° W
The Elf Pond (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 215° SW
Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 214° SW
Hush A Bye Baby (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 215° SW
Hickory Dickory Dock (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 215° SW
Pow Mia (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 106° E
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 109° E
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 108° E
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 113° SE
Rolling Mills Mine Disaster (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 112° E
John P. Murtha Statue (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 113° SE
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 113° SE
Morley’s Dog (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 112° E
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 120° SE
MovieScoop Indiana Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 14.7 mi, 353° N
IUP Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 359° N
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 201° S
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 118° SE
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 101° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 25.0 mi, 126° SE

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