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Buckhorn Pennsylvania Map

Explore Buckhorn, 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 Buckhorn, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Buckhorn, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.020442
Longitude	-76.493202
Population	332
Density	190.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16613, 17815
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Bloomsburg Area School District

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About Buckhorn, Pennsylvania

Buckhorn is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 190.8 people per km². Buckhorn is located at 41.0204°N, 76.4932°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16613, 17815.

Buckhorn occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior where the landscape leans into the rugged character of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 5.0 miles west-northwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 294°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-northwest of Hollidaysburg. Mill Run carves a persistent path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a steady, cooling clarity that defines the immediate valley floor. Beyond the tree line, State Game Land 267 offers an expansive buffer of managed woodland, preserving the wilder edges of the territory against the encroachment of modern development. Sunlight here has a particular weight, casting long, ochre shadows across the uneven ground as evening approaches, turning the brush into a mosaic of deep copper and slate.

Buckhorn maintains a rhythm dictated by the intersection of forest stewardship and the modest commerce of a roadside crossroads. The economy reflects a long-standing reliance on the surrounding timber and the maintenance of local infrastructure, keeping the pace of life measured and deliberate. While the distant, flatter reaches of Pancake Flats suggest a different kind of agricultural life, the immediate geography of Buckhorn remains tied to the ridges and the constant, quiet flow of the nearby water. Residents often look toward the heights of the Allegheny Mountains to gauge the coming weather, a habit that anchors the daily experience of the place in the visible, shifting moods of the sky and the enduring presence of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bloomsburg Fair (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 143° SE
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 139° SE
Civil War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 124° SE
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 115° SE
Jakey Hollow Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 001° N
Streater/Ridge/Krause Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 156° SE
Streater Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 156° SE
Bloomsburg Town Park Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 131° SE
State Game Land 058 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 146° SE
Geisinger Stewardship Forest and Trails (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 243° SW
State Game Land 226 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 335° NW
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 237° SW
Old Smokey (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 184° S
Sky Slide (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 183° S
S&G Carousel (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 184° S
XD Theater (Cinema) — 9.7 mi, 183° S
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 184° S
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 184° S
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 184° S
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 184° S
Sunset Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 304° NW
Berwick Historic Society (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 079° E
Diamondtown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 165° S
Turbotville Auto Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 293° NW
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 191° S
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 164° S
Ricketts Glenn State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 024° NE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 23.9 mi, 133° SE
Kettle Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 27.6 mi, 343° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 36.1 mi, 178° S · 110k acres

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