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Elim Pennsylvania Map

Explore Elim, 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 Elim, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Elim, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.297243
Longitude	-78.945463
Population	3,364
Density	651.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17566, 15905
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Westmont Hilltop School District

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About Elim, Pennsylvania

Elim is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,364. The population density is 651.4 people per km². Elim is located at 40.2972°N, 78.9455°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17566, 15905.

Elim occupies a quiet stretch of ground where the persistent current of Mill Creek carves a path through the earth, defining the local topography with its steady, unadorned flow. It lies 2.3 miles south-southwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 208°T), and is situated 1.3 miles south-southeast of Westmont. The landscape unfolds in a series of ridges and shallow depressions, with the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains marking the horizon to the west. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain slopes toward the lowlands of Soap Hollow, while the proximity of Mill Creek Reservoir ensures a constant presence of still, dark water nearby. Elim Street Park provides a modest clearing where the light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the cooling soil. To the east, the density of the State Forest Lands begins to assert itself, offering a deep, shadowed contrast to the open fields that define much of the surrounding acreage.

Historical patterns in Elim reflect the steady, deliberate labor typical of the plateau, where the economy has long favored the extraction and movement of resources over the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents move with a measured gait, their lives shaped by the proximity of the Laurel Highlands Trail and the seasonal rhythms of the woods. While the thunder of White Tail Falls echoes faintly from miles away, the daily existence here is marked by the hum of local transit and the maintenance of property lines that have held for generations. The cultural character remains tethered to the interior of the state, where the architecture favors sturdy, functional brick and timber. In the quiet transition from day to dusk, the air takes on a crisp, metallic quality that speaks to the altitude and the cooling influence of the nearby canopy, grounding Elim in a reality that is both solitary and enduring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 024° NE
Roxbury Park / Luna Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 106° E
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 098° E
Engh Field (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 337° NW
SCL Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 140° SE
Chapin Arch (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 054° NE
State Game Land 042 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 292° W
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 034° NE
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 024° NE
John P. Murtha Statue (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 032° NE
Rolling Mills Mine Disaster (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 027° NE
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 034° NE
Morley’s Dog (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 034° NE
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 017° N
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 3.1 mi, 019° N
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 353° N
Gallitzin State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 006° N
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 108° E
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 074° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 10.1 mi, 074° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 12.2 mi, 129° SE
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 168° S
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 095° E
Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 262° W
Hush A Bye Baby (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 262° W
Hickory Dickory Dock (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 262° W
The Elf Pond (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 262° W
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 041° NE

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