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Clarence Pennsylvania Map

Explore Clarence, 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 Clarence, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Clarence, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.048114
Longitude	-77.940282
Population	604
Density	86.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16829, 16874
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bellefonte
School District	Bald Eagle Area School District

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About Clarence, Pennsylvania

Clarence is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 604. The population density is 86.0 people per km². Clarence is located at 41.0481°N, 77.9403°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16829, 16874.

Clarence occupies a rugged expanse of the Allegheny Plateau where the North Fork Beech Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the earth. It lies 18.1 miles north-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 16.7 miles north of Park Forest Village. The landscape is defined by the dense, brooding presence of the Moshannon State Forest, which exerts a quiet influence over the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows across the hollows as the sun retreats behind the distant Appalachian Mountains. Three miles away, the dark, still surface of the Snow Shoe Reservoir holds the reflection of the sky, while the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Dry Hollow. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that tastes of damp pine and cooling stone, a sensory reminder of the elevation and the vast, wooded wilderness that presses against the edges of the streets.

Clarence preserves a steady, industrious character forged in the legacy of the coal and timber trades that once animated these slopes. The daily rhythm is marked by the passage of trucks and the quiet maintenance of properties, echoing a resilience that has outlasted the peak years of local extraction. Residents often find their way to the Snow Shoe Township Park, a modest gathering space that anchors the social life of the locality, or spend their weekends traversing the paths of the Rock Run Trail. Life in Clarence moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, turning inward toward the warmth of hearths and the shared history of a community that remains firmly rooted in the high, timbered ground of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snow Shoe Township Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 343° N
Snow Shoe Borough Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 198° S
Snow Shoe Borough Community Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 188° S
State Game Land 100 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 000° N
Sproul State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 212° SW
Michaella Marie Wolfe (1992-2007) (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 132° SE
Black Moshannon Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 224° SW
Rattlesnake Hotel (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 187° S
Karthaus Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 299° NW
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 212° SW
Milesburg Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 132° SE
Burns Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 11.0 mi, 019° N
Ralph's Pretty Good View (Viewpoint) — 11.2 mi, 194° S
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 211° SW
Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad" (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 139° SE
American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 139° SE
Bucktail State Park (State Park) — 14.0 mi, 001° N
Bucktail State Park Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 001° N
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 14.1 mi, 318° NW
Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 14.6 mi, 152° SE
Smokestack (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 149° SE
Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 165° S
The Frost Entomological Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 166° S
Edwin W. Zoller Gallery (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 167° S
Playhouse Theater (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 167° S
Patterson Gallery (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 167° S
Armsby Respiration Calorimeter Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 167° S
Recital Hall (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 167° S
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 168° S
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 48.7 mi, 300° NW · 514k acres

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