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Hereford Pennsylvania Map

Explore Hereford, 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 Hereford, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Hereford, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.449264
Longitude	-75.552129
Population	933
Density	363.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	18056
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Upper Perkiomen School District

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About Hereford, Pennsylvania

Hereford is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 933. The population density is 363.9 people per km². Hereford is located at 40.4493°N, 75.5521°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18056.

Hereford emerges from the fertile, undulating topography of the region where the Perkiomen Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape. It lies 6.9 miles south-southwest of Emmaus, PA (from Emmaus, PA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west-northwest of Milford Bucks County. The earth here is heavy and dark, yielding to the seasonal shifts of a climate that paints the foliage in sharp, honest contrasts of verdant green and brittle gold. Broad stretches of agricultural land define the horizon, where the silence of the fields is broken only by the low, rhythmic hum of insects or the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the open acreage. Berks County Park provides a quiet anchor for this expanse, offering a sanctuary where the natural character of the soil and timber remains undisturbed by the encroaching pace of modern transit.

History in Hereford is etched into the very stones of its foundations, tracing back to the industrious Pennsylvania Dutch settlers who first recognized the utility of the creek for their mills and homesteads. The local economy maintains a steady, functional pulse, favoring the integrity of small-scale production and the stewardship of the land over the frantic sprawl of industrial centers. While the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the western sky, the immediate life of Hereford centers on the intersection of tradition and the quiet necessity of work. Neighbors move with a deliberate, unhurried gait, shaped by a culture that values the weight of a handshake and the seasonal cycle of the harvest, far from the chaotic influence of distant, bustling metropolises.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berks County Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 332° NW
Hereford Estates Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 310° NW
Mill Hill Preservation Area (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 139° SE
Highest point in Montgomery County (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 126° SE
Peevy Road Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 152° SE
State Game Land 315 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 238° SW
Brenner-Penfield Macungie Mountain Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 354° N
Bertoia Studio (Gallery) — 3.7 mi, 209° SW
Art on Main Studio (Gallery) — 4.1 mi, 139° SE
Schwenkfelder Library Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 141° SE
The Seed Farm of Lehigh County (Nature Reserve) — 4.4 mi, 042° NE
Lehigh County Conservation Demonstration Project (Local Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 049° NE
Tank Masters (Aquarium) — 4.5 mi, 141° SE
Lock Ridge Furnace Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 332° NW
Pennsburg Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.7 mi, 138° SE
Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 330° NW
Native American statue (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 034° NE
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 211° SW
Laura Brady Gallery (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 006° N
Michael Sexton Eagle Scout Project (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 294° NW
Campfire Area (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 131° SE
Patriot's Plunge (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 008° N
Wildwater Rapids (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 008° N
Road Rally (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 005° N
Mack Trucks Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 020° N
Nockamixon State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 091° E
Evansburg State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 150° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 23.0 mi, 352° N · 110k acres
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 020° N · 11k acres

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