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Bowmanstown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Bowmanstown, 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 Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.799816
Longitude	-75.661855
Population	889
Density	446.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	18030
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Jim Thorpe
School District	Palmerton Area School District

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About Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania

Bowmanstown is a locality in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 889. The population density is 446.4 people per km². Bowmanstown is located at 40.7998°N, 75.6619°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Bowmanstown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18030.

Bowmanstown sits where the land begins to rise in earnest, defined by the steady, unceasing movement of Fireline Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 11.7 miles northwest of Northampton, PA (from Northampton, PA: bearing 312°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Palmerton. The landscape here is defined by a rugged transition from lowland to elevated terrain, with the deep, quiet shadows of Nis Hollow providing a stark contrast to the open, light-drenched slopes that define the immediate area. To the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Pocono Mountains anchors the sky, lending a sense of permanence to the horizon line. Residents often find that the air takes on a particular, crisp vitality during the transition of seasons, especially when the afternoon sun catches the water in the Bowmanstown Recreational Park, turning the surface into a sheet of hammered copper before the evening chill settles over the valley floor.

History in Bowmanstown remains tied to the industrial grit of the region, echoing the legacy of early labor that once fueled the growth of Pennsylvania’s interior. While the economy has shifted away from the heavy extraction and manufacturing that marked earlier generations, the architectural footprint of brick and iron remains, grounding the modern pace of life in a tangible, weathered past. Those looking to the water find respite at Beltzville Lake, a short distance away, while the proximity to the Delaware-Lehigh State Experimental Forest provides a vast, verdant backdrop for the local way of living. Daily existence in Bowmanstown moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the sounds of the creek and the rustle of the surrounding woods create a rhythm far removed from the frantic hum of larger centers, allowing a quiet, localized identity to persist.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bowmanstown Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 043° NE
Riverview Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 199° S
Bowmanstown Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 223° SW
Sgl 217 (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 189° S
State Game Land 217 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 189° S
Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 164° S
Wildlife Information Center (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 151° SE
Knights of Columbus Property (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 056° NE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 1.4 mi, 160° S · 110k acres
Boulder Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 203° SW
Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 083° E
Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 087° E
Community Enhancement 2006 Greening Award (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 085° E
Old Chain Bridge (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 086° E
Sons of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 086° E
Beltzville State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 014° N
Sgl 168 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 108° E
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 149° SE
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 311° NW
Penns Peak concert Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 351° N
Galerie B (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 317° NW
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 317° NW
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 321° NW
Lower Tract (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 128° SE
Nagle Tract (Nature Reserve) — 9.4 mi, 128° SE
Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1 (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 152° SE
Roxy (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 132° SE
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 266° W
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 269° W
Road Rally (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 157° SE

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