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Friedensburg Pennsylvania Map

Explore Friedensburg, 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 Friedensburg, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Friedensburg, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.607789
Longitude	-76.228379
Population	1,041
Density	231.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17933, 17972
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	Blue Mountain School District

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About Friedensburg, Pennsylvania

Friedensburg is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,041. The population density is 231.9 people per km². Friedensburg is located at 40.6078°N, 76.2284°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17933, 17972.

Friedensburg occupies a modest rise where the land begins to settle into the quiet, folded geometry of the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 6.2 miles south-southwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-southwest of Schuylkill Haven. The air here holds the crisp, metallic edge of the coming change of seasons, cooling rapidly as the shadows lengthen across the fields that define the immediate horizon. To the west, the landscape dips toward the Upper Little Swatara Creek, a narrow ribbon of water that carves a path through the brush, while the Schuylkill Haven Reservoir lies just a short distance away, its surface often mirroring the flat, slate-colored sky of late autumn. Beyond the immediate woodlots, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains form a hazy, jagged boundary against the clouds, a reminder of the vast, rugged terrain that marks the outer reaches of the region.

Agriculture and small-scale enterprise have long dictated the pace of life in Friedensburg, shaping a culture defined by steady labor and the preservation of long-standing family plots. The nearby Higher Ground Worship Center Acquisition provides a quiet sanctuary of open space, contrasting with the utilitarian character of the local roads that link the residents to the broader network of the valley. While the echoes of industrial history linger in the gray stone and weathered timber of older structures, the present day is marked by the slow, deliberate movement of traffic through the center and the seasonal work of the harvest. Those seeking a longer walk might venture toward the Yellick Path, where the forest floor retains the damp, earthy scent of Werts Hollow, grounding the traveler in the silent, persistent growth of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Higher Ground Worship Center Acquisition (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 068° E
Cressona Community Grove (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 045° NE
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 351° N
Cressona Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 048° NE
Lake Wynonah Community Pool (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 125° SE
State Game Land 286 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 074° E
Sgl 286 (State Recreation Area) — 3.0 mi, 074° E
Walk-in Art Center (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 067° NE
Sgl 110 (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 167° S
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 5.0 mi, 012° N
Coal Miners' Memorial (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 348° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.3 mi, 176° S · 110k acres
Henry Clay Statue (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 020° N
Auburn Desilting Basin monument (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 088° E
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 017° N
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 343° N
Kimmel Lookout (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 222° SW
Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.4 mi, 201° S
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 244° SW
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.9 mi, 019° N
Owl Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 079° E
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 106° E
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 335° NW
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 331° NW
Wishing Well (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 161° S
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 018° N
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 042° NE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 324° NW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 049° NE

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