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Halifax Pennsylvania Map

Explore Halifax, 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 Halifax, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Halifax, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.468141
Longitude	-76.93192
Population	796
Density	914.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17032
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Halifax Area School District

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About Halifax, Pennsylvania

Halifax is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 914.7 people per km². Halifax is located at 40.4681°N, 76.9319°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Halifax is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17032.

Halifax commands the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River, where the water moves with a deliberate, muscular grace toward the southern horizon. It lies 12.1 miles northwest of West Hanover, PA (from West Hanover, PA: bearing 306°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Marysville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and river silt, a sharp, clean fragrance that deepens as the light wanes into a bruised violet over the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Beyond the river, the landscape rises into the quiet, agrarian folds of Bucks Valley, where the land is partitioned into long, narrow ribbons of field and wood. Residents often find solace in the proximity of Veterans Memorial Park, a sliver of green space that anchors the local geography, offering a vantage point to watch the slow, seasonal transition of the light across the water’s surface.

Halifax maintains a steady, industrious pulse that reflects its origins as a crossroads of river trade and inland migration. While the heavy industry of the past has softened, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the surrounding countryside, with agricultural traditions persisting in the quiet corners of the region. Travelers seeking a deeper immersion in the landscape can venture toward Haldeman State Forest to find a denser canopy, or follow the Victoria Trail for a clearer view of the topography that defines this inland corridor. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Wolf Pond serves as a reminder of the quiet, interior geography that shapes life here, far removed from the clamor of the coast. Life in Halifax proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, defined by the enduring presence of the river and the steady, unyielding character of the people who work the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 254 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 326° NW
Halifax Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 007° N
Conservation and Passive Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 007° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.7 mi, 169° S · 110k acres
Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 118° SE
Table Rock View (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 149° SE
State Game Land 211 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 157° SE
Ned Smith Center (Private Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 353° N
Flemish Down Land Acquisition (Clarks Creek) (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 170° S
Millersburg Historical Society (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 344° N
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 179° S
Cove Mountain Preserve (Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 188° S
Saluting Soldier Statue (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 179° S
Perry County Memorial Wall (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 179° S
Miller School (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 283° W
Owl Hollow School (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 290° W
Perry County Council of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 274° W
Dellville Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 233° SW
Little Buffalo State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 265° W
Dance of Eternal Spring (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 172° S
Harrisburg Improv Theatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 171° S
Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 13.9 mi, 171° S
Gamut Theatre Group (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 169° S
Select Medical Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 14.6 mi, 169° S
Skyline Park Movie Screen (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 130° SE
The General (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 085° E
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 16.0 mi, 287° W
Color Me Mine (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 180° S
Kill 'N Fill Garage (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 130° SE
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 32.1 mi, 324° NW

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