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Gap Pennsylvania Map

Explore Gap, 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 Gap, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Gap, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.987325
Longitude	-76.020507
Population	2,186
Density	290.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17527
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Lancaster
School District	Pequea Valley School District

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About Gap, Pennsylvania

Gap is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,186. The population density is 290.8 people per km². Gap is located at 39.9873°N, 76.0205°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17527.

Gap emerges as a limestone-streaked threshold where the earth opens into the expansive, fertile corridor of a quiet valley. It lies 10.4 miles west of Coatesville, PA (from Coatesville, PA: bearing 272°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south of East Earl. The landscape around Gap unfolds in rigorous, geometric pastures and fields of corn that track the slope of the land toward the distant, hazy blue suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains. To the west, the topography softens into the gentle, verdant depression of Linville Hill Valley, while the immediate ground feels solid and agrarian, broken only by the thin, silver threading of Houston Run as it carves a modest path through the silt. Within the immediate perimeter, Salisbury Township Community Park provides a quiet, manicured commons where the wind carries the scent of turned soil and the sharp, clean air of the inland plateau.

Farmers have long shaped the economy of Gap, maintaining a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons that defines life in this Pennsylvania Dutch country. The heritage of the locality persists in the sturdy architecture and the disciplined maintenance of the land, reflecting a history grounded in endurance rather than spectacle. While the industrial hum of larger centers remains distant, the pulse of Gap stays steady, tied to the local trade and the quiet commerce of the road. Travelers passing through might notice how the light at dusk flattens against the barns, turning the gray stone and dark timber into silhouettes that seem to hold the weight of generations, far from the reach of the distant, crowded coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Salisbury Township Community Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 011° N
Zion Hill Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 144° SE
Enola Low-Grade Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 165° S
Wolf's Hollow County Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 162° S
Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 152° SE
Homewood Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 253° W
Sadsbury Woods Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 087° E
Eshleman's Mill covered bridge (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 290° W
AAA Buggy Rides (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 308° NW
Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 287° W
Birch Run Forest Land Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 060° NE
Jakes Country Trading Post (Public Artwork) — 7.0 mi, 285° W
The Li'l Country Store and (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 273° W
William Penn State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 055° NE
Amish Experience (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 300° NW
Welsh Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 005° N
Edgar Beck Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 341° N
New Holland Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 336° NW
Bird-in-Hand Stage (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 293° NW
Mascot Roller Mills (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 306° NW
Ressler Family Home (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 306° NW
Groff Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 336° NW
Old Dam Area (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 074° E
Bradys Village Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 031° NE
Kendig Square Movies 6 (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 269° W
Hexagonal Schoolhouse (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 087° E
Marsh Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 067° NE
French Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 037° NE
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.9 mi, 187° S · 96k acres
Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.6 mi, 136° SE · 9,745 acres

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