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Gibraltar Pennsylvania Map

Explore Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Gibraltar, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.279424
Longitude	-75.856308
Population	721
Density	236.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19508
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Twin Valley School District

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About Gibraltar, Pennsylvania

Gibraltar is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 721. The population density is 236.7 people per km². Gibraltar is located at 40.2794°N, 75.8563°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19508.

Gibraltar anchors itself firmly within the verdant, rolling landscape of Pennsylvania, defined by the persistent and rhythmic flow of Allegheny Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 4.6 miles southeast of Reading, PA (from Reading, PA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-southeast of Wyomissing. This inland terrain favors a quiet composure, where the land rises into subtle heights that eventually echo the distant influence of the Appalachian Mountains, visible only as a faint, hazy blue suggestion against the horizon. The Schuylkill River Greenways Property provides a continuous, preserved corridor of natural growth, allowing the local ecology to breathe amidst the shadows of the trees. A short distance away, the still surface of Green Hills Lake reflects the passing clouds, offering a cool point of stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-voiced movement of the nearby creek.

Gibraltar maintains a character shaped by the steady, industrious spirit of a place that once looked to the water and the earth for its survival. The proximity to Poplar Neck reminds the observer of the ancient, slow-moving shifts of the valley floor, while the Exeter Scenic River Trail invites a modern pace, allowing residents to traverse the terrain on foot in much the same way their predecessors did. Economic patterns here have evolved from the grit of earlier extraction and manufacturing into a quieter, more residential existence, though the red-brick masonry of the older buildings still holds the warmth of a setting sun long after the light has faded. Life in Gibraltar moves in synchronicity with the changing seasons, a place where the history of the region remains visible in the sturdy foundations of the architecture and the persistent, unhurried persistence of the local landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Robeson Township Ballfields (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 312° NW
William Penn State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 246° SW
Berks County Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 001° N
Schuylkill River Greenways Property (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 291° W
Trout Run Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Reading Country Club (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 015° N
Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2) (Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 186° S
American Museum of Veterinary Medicine (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 299° NW
Building wall (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 293° NW
Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2) (Nature Reserve) — 2.9 mi, 187° S
Exeter Eagle (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 346° N
Old Power Station (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 316° NW
Neversink Mountain (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 338° N
Daniel Boone Homestead (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 077° E
Hay Creek Watershed Property Acquisition (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.9 mi, 160° S
Mount Penn Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 330° NW
French Creek State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 141° SE
Graffitti Tree (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 138° SE
Mckinley Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 321° NW
Frederick Lauer Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 321° NW
Rock Outcrop (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 270° W
Peace Rock (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 329° NW
Reading Science Center (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 317° NW
Wachovia Theatre (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 333° NW
Freedman Gallery (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 333° NW
James Overstreet Open Space Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.4 mi, 082° E
Bradys Village Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 191° S
Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey) (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 118° SE
Norco Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 107° E
Marsh Creek State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 153° SE

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