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Cowanesque Pennsylvania Map

Explore Cowanesque, 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 Cowanesque, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Cowanesque, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.933126
Longitude	-77.497207
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16950, 16918
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Wellsboro

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About Cowanesque, Pennsylvania

Cowanesque is a locality in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Cowanesque is located at 41.9331°N, 77.4972°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16950, 16918.

Cowanesque emerges from the earth as a series of low, persistent swells that define the northern tier of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 54.2 miles north-northwest of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 17.8 miles north-northwest of Kennedy. The Cowanesque River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a quiet, persistent gravity that dictates the flow of the local geography. Skinner Hollow cradles the lower elevations, creating a sheltered basin where the air holds the scent of damp loam and cooling minerals long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. The distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally marks the edge of the sky, a faint blue reminder of the greater range that anchors this inland territory. To the north, the Knoxville Reservoir offers a still, expansive surface that reflects the changing temperament of the seasons, providing a silent contrast to the rhythmic passage of the river.

Cowanesque bears the weight of a history rooted in the slow, methodical labor of timber and agriculture, industries that once defined the rhythm of every household. While the dense growth of Tioga State Forest continues to influence the character of the surrounding land, the local pace is now set by a quiet, self-contained independence. Residents often find their way toward Baker Memorial Park when the light turns golden, seeking the open space that characterizes the regional landscape. Nearby, the Log Slide Trail serves as a link to the older, more rugged ways of navigating the dense woods, offering a path for those who wish to observe the terrain as it was before the modern roads took hold. Life in Cowanesque feels like a deliberate choice, a sustained engagement with the soil and the water that persist through the turning of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Baker Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 061° NE
Asaph Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 6.6 mi, 170° S
Tioga State Forest - Asaph Wild Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 170° S
Tioga State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 164° S
Black Ash Swamp Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 173° S
North Fork Park (Local Park) — 8.7 mi, 298° NW
Barbour Rock (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 171° S
Colton Point State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 173° S
Leonard Harrison State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 171° S
Pine Creek Gorge (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 178° S
War Memorial (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 142° SE
Mistletoe Farm (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 126° SE
Addison Historical Society of Steuben County (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 048° NE
Larry the Elk (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 097° E
Grace Steadman Theatre (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 111° E
IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 050° NE
Rainbow Paradise Fishing Park (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 241° SW
Phillip W. Scudder Bridge (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 051° NE
Crystal Cinemas 8 (Cinema) — 26.1 mi, 051° NE
Metal Abstract (Public Artwork) — 26.5 mi, 030° NE
Wellsville Creative Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 26.6 mi, 300° NW
The Little Gem (Gallery) — 26.6 mi, 300° NW
Babcock Theatre (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 300° NW
Robert C. Turner Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 326° NW
Fosdick-Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 26.8 mi, 326° NW
Alfred Art Studio At the West (Arts Centre) — 26.8 mi, 326° NW
Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 26.9 mi, 057° NE
Hammersley Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 30.4 mi, 213° SW
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 48.0 mi, 043° NE · 16k acres
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 59.3 mi, 265° W · 514k acres

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