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Excelsior Pennsylvania Map

Explore Excelsior, 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 Excelsior, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Excelsior, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.773142
Longitude	-76.496346
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17866, 15636
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Sunbury

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About Excelsior, Pennsylvania

Excelsior is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Excelsior is located at 40.7731°N, 76.4963°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17866, 15636.

Excelsior occupies a rugged stretch of land where the earth bears the deep, indelible marks of a coal-heavy heritage. It lies 16.1 miles south of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 188°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-southeast of Shamokin. Shamokin Creek carves a path through the low-lying terrain, its waters reflecting the muted, slate-gray sky that often settles over the valley floor. To the west, the landscape rises into the fractured, ancient heights of the Appalachian Mountains, visible as a jagged ink-line against the horizon. The air here carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, and the soil is dense with the grit of a geology defined by pressure and time. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Shamokin Reservoir offers a still counterpoint to the restless movement of the nearby creek, providing a place where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, bruised violet across the water.

Excelsior exists as a primary anchor within the Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area, where the remnants of a once-thriving extraction industry have been repurposed for a modern, rugged recreation. The economy has shifted from the soot-stained labor of the mines to the maintenance of these vast, reclaimed lands, drawing those who find beauty in the scarred, wild regeneration of the hills. While the quietude of Bear Valley sits only three miles distant, the rhythm of life in Excelsior remains tethered to the terrain, marked by the steady, unpretentious pace of residents who navigate the steep topography daily. For those seeking a deeper connection to the topography, the James Path lies nine miles away, offering a route through the dense, secondary-growth woodlands that have slowly reclaimed the sites of former industrial operations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — locality lies within
Coal Township Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 308° NW
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 166° S
Veterans Memorial Road Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 048° NE
State Game Land 084 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 175° S
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 165° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 280° W
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 3.2 mi, 295° NW
Silkmill Memorial (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 290° W
Silkmill bell (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 290° W
The Price of War (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 290° W
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 071° E
Twister (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 357° N
Downdraft (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 356° N
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 357° N
Two Slide Winders (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 357° N
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 356° N
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 356° N
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 356° N
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 356° N
XD Theater (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 357° N
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 087° E
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 085° E
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 099° E
Dark Sky Viewing (Viewpoint) — 15.6 mi, 199° S
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 078° E
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 16.8 mi, 175° S
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 087° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.0 mi, 176° S · 110k acres

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