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Brave Pennsylvania Map

Explore Brave, 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 Brave, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Brave, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.724801
Longitude	-80.260073
Population	142
Density	61.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	15316
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Waynesburg
School District	Central Greene School District

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About Brave, Pennsylvania

Brave is a locality in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 142. The population density is 61.5 people per km². Brave is located at 39.7248°N, 80.2601°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15316.

Brave occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land folds into itself, defined by the persistent, winding presence of Dunkard Creek. It lies 31.0 miles south of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 17.5 miles west-northwest of Morgantown. The topography here is defined by high, wooded ridges and deep, narrow depressions like Coal Hollow, which shelter the earth from the wider winds of the Allegheny Plateau. Sunlight in Brave has a way of catching the mist that rises from the creek bed at dawn, turning the damp air into a pale, translucent silver before the morning heat dissolves it. Outside the immediate reach of the water, the terrain is characterized by dense woodland and steep, irregular slopes that demand a deliberate pace from anyone traversing the terrain.

Brave remains a place shaped by the extraction of resources that once defined the industrial pulse of this entire region. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the remnants of these older, industrious patterns linger in the quiet backroads and the utilitarian architecture that persists in the clearings. Life in Brave moves with the slow, steady gravity of a place that understands its own isolation, far removed from the bustle of the distant Appalachian Mountains. Those seeking a broader horizon often find their way to Gilmore Township Park, a short distance away, while others look toward the stillness of Dogwood Lake when the humidity of late summer settles over the trees. Despite the changes in the world beyond, the daily rhythm here remains tethered to the terrain, marked by the changing colors of the canopy and the persistent, low murmur of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gilmore Township Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 272° W
State Game Land 179 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 295° NW
Mason Dixon Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 089° E
Pedlar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 112° E
Border Heroine (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 096° E
Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 073° E
State Game Land 223 (State Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 052° NE
Dents Run Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 211° SW
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 018° N
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 032° NE
Ryerson Station State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 320° NW
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 107° E
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 15.4 mi, 116° SE
Watts Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 109° E
From The Mountain (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 108° E
Pricketts Fort State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 150° SE
Monongalia County War Memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 114° SE
Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 079° E
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 117° SE
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 042° NE
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 21.3 mi, 170° S
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.4 mi, 106° E
Climbing and Rappelling (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 106° E
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 105° E
Henry Clay Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 24.1 mi, 102° E
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 27.6 mi, 089° E
West Alexander Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 333° NW
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 290° W · 6,562 acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 37.2 mi, 259° W · 243k acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 45.8 mi, 150° SE · 922k acres

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