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Drifting Pennsylvania Map

Explore Drifting, 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 Drifting, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Drifting, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.024224
Longitude	-78.108342
Population	318
Density	185.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16834
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Clearfield
School District	West Branch Area School District

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About Drifting, Pennsylvania

Drifting is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 185.4 people per km². Drifting is located at 41.0242°N, 78.1083°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16834.

Drifting emerges from the high, rugged terrain of the Allegheny Plateau as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the persistent, cold-water pulse of Crawford Run. It lies 20.6 miles northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 321°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north-northwest of Park Forest Village. The landscape surrounding Drifting is characterized by dense, hardwood-heavy woodlands that transition toward the expansive Moshannon State Forest, where the canopy creates a deep, verdant solitude. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains anchor the horizon, while the terrain closer to the center of the locality falls into the narrow, shadowed depressions of Dry Hollow. When the late afternoon sun hits the ridges, the light takes on a bruised, amber quality, illuminating the way the ground slopes sharply toward the creek beds, carving a topography that demands a slow, deliberate pace from anyone traversing its paths.

History in Drifting remains tied to the hard, extractive labor that once defined this portion of the Pennsylvania interior, leaving behind a legacy of industry that has largely receded into the undergrowth. Where timber and coal once dictated the rhythms of the day, a quieter economy now prevails, centered on local stewardship and the preservation of the surrounding wilderness. Saint Severin Park provides a focal point for the locality, maintaining a cleared space amidst the encroaching forest where the air feels thin and sharp with the scent of pine. Residents often look toward the deeper recreation found at Black Moshannon Lake or the rugged elevation of the Old Huckleberry Trail, finding that the character of Drifting is less about the noise of progress and more about the way the seasons color the isolated, persistent life of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saint Severin Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 359° N
State Game Land 100 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 346° N
Arc Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 213° SW
Moshannon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 162° S
Black Moshannon Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 108° E
Karthaus Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 358° N
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 167° S
Beaver Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 8.6 mi, 166° S
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 163° S
Rattlesnake Hotel (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 132° SE
Union Church (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 213° SW
Halehurst (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 213° SW
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 214° SW
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 10.7 mi, 345° N
C.C.C. Camp (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 350° N
Restricted Area (State Wilderness) — 14.9 mi, 336° NW
Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 270° W
The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 270° W
Bucktail State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 007° N
Bucktail State Park Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 007° N
American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 115° SE
Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad" (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 114° SE
Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 126° SE
Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 138° SE
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 141° SE
Playhouse Theater (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 141° SE
The Frost Entomological Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 140° SE
Edwin W. Zoller Gallery (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 140° SE
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 42.3 mi, 308° NW · 514k acres

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