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Coaldale Pennsylvania Map

Explore Coaldale, 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 Coaldale, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Coaldale, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.81974
Longitude	-75.916102
Population	2,426
Density	430.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16679, 16866, 18218
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bellefonte
School District	Panther Valley School District

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About Coaldale, Pennsylvania

Coaldale is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,426. The population density is 430.7 people per km². Coaldale is located at 40.8197°N, 75.9161°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coaldale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16679, 16866, 18218.

Coaldale rests upon an uneven topography where the land rises and falls in long, deliberate swells, framed by the quiet presence of Moshannon State Forest. It lies 18.5 miles west-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northeast of Philipsburg. The Moshannon Creek carves a path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose that defines the local hydrology, while the earth itself feels heavy with a deep, dark fertility. In the soft light of late afternoon, the shadows lengthen across Barlow Hollow, emphasizing the rugged character of a terrain that remains stubbornly resistant to the flattening hand of modernization. A mile away, the Black Bear Trail offers a quiet passage through the dense woodland, inviting those who live here to witness the slow, seasonal transitions of a forest that has stood as a constant neighbor for generations.

Coaldale carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of the earth’s hidden resources, a legacy that continues to color the local identity long after the most intense periods of industrial activity have faded. The rhythm of daily life is measured not by grand spectacles, but by the persistent, modest industry of a people who have learned to thrive in an inland climate where the winters are sharp and the summers bring a lush, humid greenness to the canopy. While the Allegheny Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate focus of the locality remains on the preservation of its natural surroundings, including the nearby waters of Emigh Lake. This is a place where the economy has shifted away from the soot-stained intensity of the past toward a quieter existence, one that values the stillness of the woods and the familiar, enduring architecture of a landscape defined by its own distinct geology.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coaldale POW Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 259° W
The Complex (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 076° E
Mary Harris “Mother” Jones (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 051° NE
Lansford Pool (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 056° NE
Ashton Hill Park & Panther Valley Pool (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 056° NE
Owl Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 164° S
Miners' Monument (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 063° NE
Sgl 257 (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 167° S
State Game Land 257 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 167° S
Philip Ginder Carved Rock (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 083° E
Sgl 227 (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 256° W
State Game Land 227 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 256° W
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 241° SW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 222° SW
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 256° W
Giant Boulder (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 065° NE
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 240° SW
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 063° NE
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 075° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.6 mi, 168° S · 110k acres
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 071° E
Galerie B (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 071° E
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 268° W
Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 094° E
Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 094° E
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 238° SW
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 191° S
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 244° SW
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 169° S

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