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Glenburn Pennsylvania Map

Explore Glenburn, 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 Glenburn, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Glenburn, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.523689
Longitude	-75.723803
Population	1,148
Density	252.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	18414
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Scranton
School District	Abington Heights School District

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About Glenburn, Pennsylvania

Glenburn is a locality in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,148. The population density is 252.8 people per km². Glenburn is located at 41.5237°N, 75.7238°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18414.

Glenburn occupies a quiet stretch of land where the steady flow of Ackerly Creek defines the local topography, carving a path through the earth that has long dictated the layout of the settlement. It lies 8.5 miles north-northwest of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 338°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northwest of Dunmore. The landscape is characterized by a deliberate, terrestrial stillness, where the low-lying terrain gives way to the distant, hazy silhouette of the Pocono Mountains standing guard on the horizon. At the center of this environment, Glenburn Pond mirrors the shifting grays and golds of the sky, acting as a natural basin that gathers the runoff from the surrounding woodlands. The air here carries a crisp, inland clarity, especially when the afternoon light catches the damp earth of the Northern Electric Railbed, an old corridor that now serves as a quiet artery for those wandering through the brush and timber.

History in Glenburn lingers in the quiet persistence of its land use, reflecting a past defined by the transition from rural agricultural rhythms to the steady, modest pace of a residential outpost. While the echoes of industrial expansion once hummed through the broader region, this specific locale maintains a focus on its local connections, favoring the movement of people over the heavy extraction of goods. Life here moves with the deliberate tempo of a place that has learned to accommodate its geography, whether one is traversing the overgrown paths of the Northern Electric Railbed or observing the stillness of the water at Glenburn Pond. It is a place that demands little attention, yet rewards the traveler with a sense of grounded permanence, anchored by the recurring, seasonal cycle of the creek and the silent, distant presence of the high ridges to the east.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caboose (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 190° S
Northern Electric Railbed (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 169° S
Abington Little League Fields (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 172° S
Waverly Community House (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 082° E
Lake Henry Drive Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 056° NE
Natural Lands Trust Property (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 321° NW
Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 091° E
Lackawanna State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 018° N
Unknown Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 162° S
Pinchot State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 139° SE
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 148° SE
AT&T Long Lines RANSOM Facility Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 165° S
Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 138° SE
State Game Land 307 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 087° E
Houdini Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 154° SE
H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 337° NW
A Tribute to Anthracite Coal Miners (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 176° S
Archbald Pothole State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 097° E
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 137° SE
Laura Craig Gallery (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 159° S
Iron Horse Movie Bistro (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 160° S
Inspection Pit (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 161° S
Civil War Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 157° SE
Smurfit Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.6 mi, 156° SE
Everhart Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 154° SE
Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain (Nature Reserve) — 11.1 mi, 122° SE
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 166° S
Battle of Wyoming (Registered Battlefield) — 16.3 mi, 203° SW
Art 'n Vino (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 202° S
KISS Theatre Company (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 199° S

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