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Gordon Pennsylvania Map

Explore Gordon, 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 Gordon, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Gordon, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.751754
Longitude	-76.336061
Population	761
Density	495.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17936
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	North Schuylkill School District

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About Gordon, Pennsylvania

Gordon is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 495.5 people per km². Gordon is located at 40.7518°N, 76.3361°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gordon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17936.

Gordon defines the rugged character of the landscape where the Little Mahanoy Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the broken terrain of the Commonwealth. It lies 8.7 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 5.1 miles southeast of Mount Carmel. The earth here holds a dense, slate-colored memory, with the soil often darkened by the deep-seated anthracite legacy that once moved through these hollows. Sunlight at dusk catches the sharp incline of the slopes, casting long, bruised shadows across the Park Street Recreation Area, where the stillness of the evening air seems to press against the quiet, unadorned rows of houses. Only a mile away, the surface of Gordon Reservoir remains a dark, reflective glass, holding the stillness of the woods that climb toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains far to the west.

Gordon bears the weight of a history tied to the extraction of coal, an industry that once dictated the pulse of every street and the soot-stained color of the winter snow. While the clamor of the breakers has long since faded, the local economy remains anchored to the stubborn endurance of its people, who navigate a life shaped by the constraints of the valley floor and the steep ridges that hem them in. Time moves with a deliberate, heavy gait here, punctuated by the occasional sound of a freight train or the rustle of wind through the brush near the creek. The Park Street Recreation Area serves as the primary gathering point for those who remain, a simple clearing where the rhythm of the day is marked not by grand monuments, but by the steady, quiet persistence of a place that knows its own geography well.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park Street Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 292° W
Gordon Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 304° NW
State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 156° SE
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 094° E
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 335° NW
Dr. J. L. Hoffman Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 359° N
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 358° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 359° N
Mothers Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 358° N
Eureka Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 339° N
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 259° W
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 290° W
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 309° NW
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 138° SE
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 127° SE
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 127° SE
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 055° NE
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 122° SE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 076° E
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 067° NE
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 284° W
Sklooosh (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 315° NW
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 315° NW
Two Slide Winders (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 315° NW
Twister (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 315° NW
XD Theater (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 315° NW
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 080° E
Sgl 110 (State Recreation Area) — 15.6 mi, 155° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 15.9 mi, 179° S · 110k acres

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