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Dry Run Pennsylvania Map

Explore Dry Run, 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 Dry Run, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Dry Run, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Dry Run
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.167585
Longitude	-77.753881
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17220
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Chambersburg

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About Dry Run, Pennsylvania

Dry Run is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Dry Run is located at 40.1676°N, 77.7539°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17220.

Dry Run stretches across a landscape defined by the persistent, serpentine movement of its namesake waterway, which cuts a narrow path through the earth. It lies 16.6 miles north-northwest of Chambersburg, PA (from Chambersburg, PA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 14.8 miles west-northwest of Shippensburg. The air here holds a distinct, cool moisture, thickening as it drifts toward the nearby Tuscarora State Forest, a vast expanse of timber that anchors the horizon just two miles away. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain shifts into the broader, sweeping reaches of Amberson Valley, where the land seems to inhale the quietude of the Appalachian Mountains visible in the distance. When the light fades at dusk, the shadows cast by the ridges lengthen across the fields, turning the soil a deep, bruised violet that speaks to the ancient, geological patience of the ground.

Dry Run retains the rhythmic, deliberate pace of a place where industry has long been tethered to the harvest of the woods and the slow cultivation of the valley floor. While the economy remains modest, the legacy of local labor lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the roads, reflecting a pragmatism born from years of navigating the surrounding wilderness. Residents often look toward the Gunter Valley Reservoir for recreation, finding a mirror-still stillness in its waters that contrasts with the constant, trickling energy of the creek nearby. For those who seek the quiet persistence of the backcountry, the Catholic Path offers a route through the timber, allowing a traveler to trace the same quiet, wooded ridges that have defined the character of Dry Run for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tuscarora State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 087° E
State Game Land 076 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 159° S
School Park (Recreation Easement) — 3.7 mi, 204° SW
Shade Gap Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 279° W
Roxbury Lion's Club Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 130° SE
The Hemlocks Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 051° NE
Clark's Knob (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 176° S
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 037° NE
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 304° NW
East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 303° NW
9/11 Memorial (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 156° SE
Frank E. Masland Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 062° NE
Huber Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.4 mi, 121° SE
Shippensburg University Coordinates (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 121° SE
Cowans Gap State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 216° SW
Post Office and General Store (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 293° NW
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 163° S
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 163° S
Henrys Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 064° NE
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 328° NW
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 328° NW
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 328° NW
Triangle (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 328° NW
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 21.0 mi, 307° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.4 mi, 140° SE · 110k acres
Camp Michaux (Historic Castle / Fort) — 23.7 mi, 112° E
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 26.9 mi, 329° NW
Three Sisters Rock Formation (Attraction) — 27.7 mi, 349° N
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 325° NW
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 29.5 mi, 043° NE

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