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Custer City Pennsylvania Map

Explore Custer City, 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 Custer City, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Custer City, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Custer City
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	McKean County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.905896
Longitude	-78.651694
Population	280
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16725
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Smethport

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About Custer City, Pennsylvania

Custer City is a locality in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Custer City is located at 41.9059°N, 78.6517°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16725.

Custer City emerges from the dense, verdant canopy of the northern woods where the persistent flow of Sheppard Run carves a quiet, silver path through the landscape. It lies 33.4 miles north of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 352°T), and is situated 7.7 miles northwest of McKean. The surrounding terrain is defined by the deep, shadowed recesses of Tibbitts Hollow and the sprawling, timbered reaches of the Allegheny National Forest, which press close against the edges of the settlement. At Reservoir Number Five, located only three miles away, the water holds a stillness that mirrors the heavy, muted sky of the plateau, providing a sanctuary for the local fauna. The light here often settles in thin, golden shafts during the late afternoon, catching the amber hues of the autumn leaves and illuminating the rough, textured bark of the hardwoods that dominate the horizon. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains remains a faint suggestion far to the south, Custer City occupies a space defined by the immediate, earthy intimacy of its own wooded basin.

Custer City maintains a legacy rooted in the extraction of subsurface wealth, having grown from the fervor of the early oil booms that once transformed the regional economy into a frantic, industrious engine. Though the heavy machinery of the past has largely retreated, the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the industrious spirit of those who first cleared these slopes to tap the earth’s hidden reserves. The architecture of Custer City reflects this pragmatic history, with modest structures standing as quiet reminders of a time when the pulse of the oil fields dictated the growth of the region. Today, the pace is measured by the slow, seasonal shifts of the forest, and the inhabitants navigate their routines with a steady, unpretentious resolve. The legacy of that industrial ambition lingers in the grit and character of the local vernacular, a testament to a place that once fueled the nation’s progress and now finds its own quiet purpose among the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Penn-Brad Oil Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 010° N
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 2.2 mi, 203° SW · 514k acres
Lewis Run Borough Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 186° S
Zippo/Case Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 001° N
Taylor Cub Monument (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 341° N
Kessel Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 346° N
Callahan Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 346° N
Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 001° N
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 001° N
Bradford Main Street Movie House (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 004° N
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 029° NE
Allegany State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 359° N
State Game Land 062 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 178° S
Kinzua Bridge State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 162° S
Kinzua Skywalk Platform (Viewpoint) — 10.5 mi, 162° S
Clarion Junction Forest (Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 180° S
Quaker Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 311° NW
Allegheny National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 11.4 mi, 283° W · 24k acres
802 W Main St. (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 123° SE
Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 123° SE
Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 123° SE
302 W. Green St. (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 121° SE
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 123° SE
Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center (Stadium) — 14.7 mi, 035° NE
Our Lady of Lourdes (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 035° NE
Regina A Quick Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 036° NE
Kinzua Town Historical Location (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 260° W
Tri County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 044° NE
Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.5 mi, 256° W · 35k acres
Tionesta National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 22.0 mi, 220° SW · 4,111 acres

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