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Elderton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Elderton, 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 Elderton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Elderton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.695065
Longitude	-79.341429
Population	334
Density	399.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15736, 15774
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Kittanning
School District	Armstrong School District

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About Elderton, Pennsylvania

Elderton is a locality in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 399.3 people per km². Elderton is located at 40.6951°N, 79.3414°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Elderton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15736, 15774.

Elderton emerges from the western expanse of the Allegheny Plateau as a quiet convergence of asphalt and open acreage, defined by the steady, unassuming posture of the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 11.1 miles west-northwest of Indiana, PA (from Indiana, PA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 5.4 miles northwest of Armstrong Township. Plum Creek carves a thin, reflective artery through the surrounding terrain, its modest flow providing a rhythmic accompaniment to the quietude of the fields. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains, which anchor the view forty-six miles to the east. Within the local borders, Elderton Plum Creek Park offers a preserved stretch of earth where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats across the grass, lending a momentary, heavy stillness to the air. Beyond the immediate periphery, the land deepens into the shadows of Baker Hollow, where the topography shifts into the deeper, cooler folds of the basin.

Elderton maintains a pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of the surrounding fields and the deliberate movement of regional traffic, functioning as a waypoint where the heritage of the plateau remains visible in the architecture of its modest dwellings. The local economy has long leaned upon the pragmatic demands of the soil and the industrious legacy of the interior, favoring a steady, functional existence over the frantic pulse of larger hubs. While Crooked Creek Lake sits five miles distant, providing a broader expanse of water to the geography, the daily life of Elderton remains tethered to the intersection of local roads and the enduring character of its residents. Visitors often find that the atmosphere here is not one of manufactured spectacle, but of a persistent, honest clarity—a place where the transition of the seasons is the primary event, and the work of maintaining one’s corner of the world remains the central purpose of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Elderton Plum Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 088° E
Elderton Plum Creek Area Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 130° SE
Crooked Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 212° SW
Blanket Hill (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 321° NW
West Shamokin High School (Recreation Easement) — 7.6 mi, 028° NE
Blue Spruce County Park Expansion (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 092° E
Community park (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 194° S
MovieScoop Indiana Mall Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.1 mi, 126° SE
State Game Land 332 (State Resource Management Area) — 10.3 mi, 166° S
Giant Cowboy (Public Artwork) — 10.6 mi, 314° NW
Waller Hall (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 119° SE
Fisher Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 119° SE
Indiana County War Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 117° SE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 119° SE
IUP Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 119° SE
IUP Arch (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 118° SE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 11.4 mi, 113° SE
Conemaugh River Lake (Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 170° S
Yellow Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 116° SE
Traister Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 340° N
Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM) (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 248° W
Cornplanter's Defeat (Registered Battlefield) — 24.1 mi, 324° NW
Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum) (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 279° W
Saxonburg Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 279° W
GQT Cinemas 18 (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 251° W
Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 325° NW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 138° SE
Barking Slopes Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.2 mi, 245° SW
Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.7 mi, 340° N · 12k acres
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 46.4 mi, 014° N · 514k acres

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