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Branchton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Branchton, 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 Branchton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Branchton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.072562
Longitude	-79.985612
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16057, 16021
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Butler

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About Branchton, Pennsylvania

Branchton is a locality in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Branchton is located at 41.0726°N, 79.9856°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16057, 16021.

Branchton emerges from the quiet, verdant expanse of the Allegheny Plateau, defined by the persistent, low-slung course of McDonald Run as it cuts through the local topography. It lies 15.3 miles north-northwest of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 342°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Grove City. This waterway serves as the primary artery for the land, carving a path through soil that has long supported the agrarian rhythms of the region. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon remains anchored by the distant silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains, while the terrain itself remains defined by the depression of Kettle Hole and the surrounding woodland stretches. The light here often settles in a heavy, golden stillness during the late afternoon, catching the edges of the hardwoods and casting long, deliberate shadows across the open fields.

Branchton maintains a steady, unremarkable pace that reflects a history rooted in the quiet extraction and cultivation of the landscape. While the echoes of industrial labor once resonated further toward the larger rivers of the state, the local economy here remains tied to the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads. Residents often find their recreation near the waters of Hide-Away Lake or within the organized grounds of Slippery Rock Athletic Field #2, spaces that occupy a central place in the public life of the inhabitants. Life in Branchton persists without the clamor of the urban centers, favoring instead the slow, seasonal transitions of a place that prefers to keep its own counsel under a vast, unhurried sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Slippery Rock Athletic Field #2 (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 248° W
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 257° W
Slippery Rock Community Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 266° W
State Game Land 095 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 075° E
Moraine State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 195° S
Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 269° W
Glacier Wetlands (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 231° SW
State Game Land 151 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 274° W
Guthrie Theatre (Cinema) — 7.9 mi, 319° NW
Cannon (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 297° NW
McConnells Mill State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 233° SW
Slippery Rock Twp Honor Roll (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 240° SW
Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.0 mi, 029° NE · 35k acres
Dennison Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.4 mi, 027° NE
Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.5 mi, 080° E · 12k acres
Parker's Landing Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 087° E
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.7 mi, 073° E
Rockland Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 048° NE
Succop Theater (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 167° S
Cornplanter's Defeat (Registered Battlefield) — 20.5 mi, 109° E
Audubon Society (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 172° S
Ellwood City Area Historical Society (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 227° SW
Coria Jacobs Gallery LLC (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 020° N
Saxonburg Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 157° SE
Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum) (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 157° SE
American Rabbit Breeders Association (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 070° E
American Flag (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 136° SE
Lou Falcon Field (Stadium) — 27.8 mi, 291° W
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.8 mi, 001° N · 18k acres
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 40.0 mi, 042° NE · 514k acres

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