Glen Lyon Pennsylvania Map
Explore Glen Lyon, 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 Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
How to Use This Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glen Lyon, 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 Glen Lyon.
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 | Glen Lyon |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Luzerne County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.177434 |
| Longitude | -76.086538 |
| Population | 1,877 |
| Density | 201.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 18617 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Wilkes-Barre |
| School District | Greater Nanticoke Area School District |
About Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
Glen Lyon is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,877. The population density is 201.6 people per km². Glen Lyon is located at 41.1774°N, 76.0865°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18617.Glen Lyon occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Newport Creek as it carves through the rugged terrain of the interior. It lies 4.2 miles west-southwest of Nanticoke, PA (from Nanticoke, PA: bearing 240°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-southwest of Plymouth. The air here holds a distinct crispness, especially during the transition of seasons when the light turns a bruised, autumnal gold against the backdrop of the distant Appalachian Mountains. Residents often gather at Newport Township Park, an open space that serves as a quiet anchor for the neighborhood, while the nearby waters of Kielar Lake offer a reflective stillness to those who walk its perimeter. The earth beneath these streets carries the weight of a long geological patience, far removed from the salt of the distant coast and anchored firmly in the inland soil.
Glen Lyon bears the unmistakable traces of an industrial legacy, shaped by the extraction of anthracite that once dictated the pulse of every shift change and whistle. While the heavy machinery has long since quieted, the architecture of the area remains a study in endurance, with sturdy structures built to withstand the demands of a working life. The economy has shifted away from the subterranean labor of the past, yet the collective memory of the region persists in the way the wind moves through Nevel Hollow and over the rooftops. Life here proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, where the legacy of the coal seams provides a silent, subterranean foundation for the houses and streets that define the modern character of Glen Lyon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mocanaqua Tract (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 207° SW
- Pinchot State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 207° SW
- Newport Township Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 102° E
- Main Avenue Community Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 101° E
- Unknown Ballfields (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 102° E
- Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 228° SW
- Shickshinny Borough Playground (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 244° SW
- LCCC Walk of Honor (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 078° E
- Buttonwood Honor Roll (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 067° NE
- Lion Shrine (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 023° NE
- Pinchot (State Wilderness) — 10.0 mi, 102° E
- Nescopeck State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 131° SE
- Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 065° NE
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 066° NE
- Berwick Historic Society (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 223° SW
- Hyperview (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 066° NE
- Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 (Cinema) — 11.5 mi, 066° NE
- The Big Cow (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 072° E
- Seven Tubs Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 074° E
- Ricketts Glenn State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 313° NW
- Arts Center of Wilkes-Barre (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 064° NE
- KISS Theatre Company (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 068° E
- Sgl 091 (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 082° E
- Battle of Wyoming (Registered Battlefield) — 15.4 mi, 055° NE
- Saw Mill (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 303° NW
- Tannery (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 303° NW
- Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 238° SW
- Bloomsburg Fair (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 238° SW
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 187° S
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 35.8 mi, 162° S · 110k acres
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About This Glen Lyon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 41.177434, -76.086538. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Glen Lyon includes the ZIP code (18617), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Luzerne County (Wilkes-Barre), and school district assignment (Greater Nanticoke Area School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
