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Bowmansdale Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bowmansdale, 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 Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.166202
Longitude	-76.978032
Population	2,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17055, 17008
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Carlisle

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About Bowmansdale, Pennsylvania

Bowmansdale is a locality in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Bowmansdale is located at 40.1662°N, 76.9780°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17055, 17008.

Bowmansdale emerges from the landscape where the steady current of the Yellow Breeches Creek carves a low, persistent path through the earth. It lies 8.9 miles south-southwest of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-southeast of Mechanicsburg. The topography here is defined by the proximity of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which rise with a muted, slate-colored presence against the horizon, anchoring the sky above the fields. Simpson Park provides an open expanse of green that absorbs the afternoon light, offering a quiet transition between the cultivated land and the wilder edges of the creek bed. In the cooler hours of the day, the air carries a distinct crispness, a lingering quality that seems to settle in the hollows and cool the soil after the sun has long begun its descent.

Bowmansdale retains the quiet, deliberate pace of a settlement shaped by the legacy of the Pennsylvania interior, where the rhythm of the seasons often dictates the movement of the day. Industry here does not roar, but rather hums in the background, a vestige of the small-scale milling and agrarian traditions that first brought life to these banks. The economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce that supports the surrounding region, far removed from the pressures of larger centers. Life moves with an observant stillness, where the turning of the leaves in autumn or the slow thaw of winter along the water’s edge serves as the primary clock for those who live and work in the shadow of the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Simpson Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 150° SE
The Oakes Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 220° SW
Parmer Cinema (B 137) (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 222° SW
Miller Auditorium (Arts Centre) — 1.0 mi, 225° SW
Poorman Black Box Theater (Arts Centre) — 1.0 mi, 227° SW
Upper Allen Township Community Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 296° NW
Outdoor Classroom (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 320° NW
Teaching Station (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 323° NW
Beamer Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
State Game Land 242 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 174° S
River Cow (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 016° N
Owen's Garden (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 023° NE
Bicentennial Plaza Dedication (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 028° NE
Willow Park Tree Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 028° NE
White Rocks Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 244° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.2 mi, 244° SW · 110k acres
White Rocks Land Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 244° SW
State Game Land 243 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 206° SW
Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 151° SE
West Shore Theater (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 055° NE
Old Toboggan Run Rocks (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 145° SE
Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 8.5 mi, 033° NE
Cumberland Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 328° NW
Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 209° SW
The Garden Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 283° W
The Trout Gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 282° W
Cave Hill Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 11.8 mi, 289° W
Kings Gap State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 253° W

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