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Fairmount Springs Pennsylvania Map

Explore Fairmount Springs, 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 Fairmount Springs, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Fairmount Springs, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Fairmount Springs
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Luzerne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.24786
Longitude	-76.307159
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17814, 18629
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Wilkes-Barre

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About Fairmount Springs, Pennsylvania

Fairmount Springs is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Fairmount Springs is located at 41.2479°N, 76.3072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17814, 18629.

Fairmount Springs occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, cooling presence of Bell Creek, which meanders through the landscape like a silver thread pulled taut against the earth. It lies 13.9 miles north-northwest of Berwick, PA (from Berwick, PA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-northeast of Bloomsburg. The terrain rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting shadows into the depths of Fallow Hollow. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon, grounding the view in a vast, geologic stillness. Only three miles away, the waters of Foss Pond offer a mirrored surface for the surrounding timber, while the nearby expanse of Ricketts Glenn State Park provides a rugged contrast to the domesticated meadows, where the air holds the clean, sharp scent of damp moss and cooling stone.

Fairmount Springs remains a quiet witness to the legacy of the Pennsylvania interior, where the pace of life is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the demands of distant commerce. Local history lingers in the weathered foundations of structures that once supported the regional agrarian economy, echoing a time when the labor of the valley was tied directly to the soil and the timber harvest. Those who wander toward the periphery of the region might seek the wilder paths of the Old Bulldozer Road Trail or listen for the distant, rhythmic rush of Kitchen Creek Falls, which serves as a constant, subterranean pulse to the area. Today, Fairmount Springs persists with a muted, steady dignity, its character shaped by the intersection of hard-won history and the enduring, quiet wildness of the surrounding plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ricketts Glenn State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 019° N
Glens Natural Area (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 014° N
State Game Land 013 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 334° NW
Saw Mill (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 328° NW
Valley View Vista (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 029° NE
Benton Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 227° SW
Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 329° NW
Benton Rodeo and Recreation Grounds (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 232° SW
State Game Land 206 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 068° E
Little Property Acquisition (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 227° SW
Creveling Lakes (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 009° N
Berwick Historic Society (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 164° S
Endless Mountains War Memorial Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 300° NW
Lion Shrine (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 075° E
LCCC Walk of Honor (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 103° E
Eagles Mere Air Museum and Eagles Mere Auto Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 315° NW
Truth and Virtue (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 204° SW
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 204° SW
Bloomsburg Fair (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 206° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 318° NW
Kettle Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 20.7 mi, 303° NW
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 21.6 mi, 090° E
The Mary Stegmaier Mansion (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 090° E
Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 091° E
The Big Cow (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 093° E
Trout Pond Park (Theme Park) — 22.8 mi, 265° W
Catawissa Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.0 mi, 154° SE
Sgl 091 (State Recreation Area) — 26.8 mi, 096° E
McIntyre Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 35.9 mi, 305° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 45.5 mi, 156° SE · 110k acres

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