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Dawson Pennsylvania Map

Explore Dawson, 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 Dawson, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Dawson, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.047175
Longitude	-79.656942
Population	352
Density	785.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15009, 15428
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Uniontown
School District	Connellsville Area School District

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About Dawson, Pennsylvania

Dawson is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 352. The population density is 785.6 people per km². Dawson is located at 40.0472°N, 79.6569°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Dawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15009, 15428.

Dawson marks its presence where the Youghiogheny River carves a deliberate path through the verdant, uneven terrain of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 11.5 miles southeast of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-northwest of Connellsville. The river current here possesses a heavy, rhythmic weight, pulling past the banks of Dawson Park where the late afternoon light catches the silt and turns the water to a dull, polished pewter. Beyond the immediate water, the landscape rises into dense, tangled woodland, a prelude to the distant Allegheny Mountains that anchor the horizon in muted shades of blue and charcoal. To the west, the subtle depression of Sandy Hollow offers a quiet counterpoint to the steepening ridges, while the air carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a persistent reminder of the thick forests that define this inland basin.

Industrial ambition once shaped the physical footprint of Dawson, leaving behind the remnants of a time when coke ovens and coal extraction dictated the local pulse. The economy has long since shifted away from the soot and iron of the heavy-industry era, though the brick foundations and narrow streets remain as quiet witnesses to the labor that defined the region’s growth. Residents move with a deliberate, unassuming pace, navigating the transition from a past centered on extraction to a present defined by the maintenance of modest homes and the slow reclamation of the riverside. While the vast expanse of Forbes State Forest lies miles away, the character of Dawson remains tied to this singular, rugged topography, where the history of the soil is as much a part of the daily environment as the trees that press against the edges of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lower Tyrone Twp Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 035° NE
State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 300° NW
Trotter Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 139° SE
North 2Nd Street Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 114° SE
Franklin Community Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 250° W
Scottdale War Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 045° NE
State Game Land 051 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 151° SE
The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 8.7 mi, 328° NW
Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 041° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 326° NW
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 144° SE
Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 262° W
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 276° W
Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 262° W
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Monument) — 12.4 mi, 262° W
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 296° NW
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 150° SE
Speyer Gallery (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 134° SE
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 108° E
Flatrock (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 146° SE
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 17.3 mi, 320° NW
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 019° N
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 19.0 mi, 183° S
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 354° N
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 250° W
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 088° E
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 349° N
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 53.5 mi, 175° S · 922k acres

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