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Holtwood Pennsylvania Map

Explore Holtwood, 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 Holtwood, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Holtwood, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.832047
Longitude	-76.327459
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17532
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Lancaster

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About Holtwood, Pennsylvania

Holtwood is a locality in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Holtwood is located at 39.8320°N, 76.3275°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17532.

Holtwood defines the rugged character of the lower Susquehanna landscape, where the Tobe Run carves a quiet, persistent path through the dense, deciduous woodland. It lies 14.3 miles south of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 185°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-southwest of Quarryville. The terrain here is defined by the PP&L Environmental Preserve, a protected expanse that keeps the land in a state of deliberate, untamed stillness. Light filters through the canopy in muted, earthy tones, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the deep, shadowed gullies that define the local topography. Only seventy-seven miles to the west, the Appalachian Mountains suggest a distant, hazy permanence on the horizon, while the proximity of the Muddy Run Recreation Reservoir provides a localized stillness, a basin of water held in check by the surrounding ridges.

Industry in Holtwood has long been tethered to the power of the water, a legacy that transformed the riverbank into a hub of hydroelectric production that continues to shape the local economy. This history of energy generation remains visible in the infrastructure that anchors the region, a utilitarian contrast to the quietude of the nearby William Penn State Forest. Life in Holtwood moves with the steady, measured pace of a place that has learned to harness the elements rather than compete with them. Whether one is passing through on the way to the Camp Echo Trail or simply observing the way the dusk settles over the fields near Grubb Hollow, the identity of Holtwood remains firmly rooted in the intersection of human engineering and the enduring, unyielding Pennsylvania landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

PP&L Environmental Preserve (Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Kellys Run Nature Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 295° NW
Face Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 176° S
Susquehannock State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 301° NW
Muddy Run Recreational Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 142° SE
Muddy Run Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 142° SE
Exelon Recreation Land (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 086° E
PECO Energy Recreation Land (Private Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 163° S
State Game Land 181 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 288° W
Bethesda Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 050° NE
House Rock (Private Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 325° NW
Thomas Neel Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 126° SE
Indian Steps Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 310° NW
State Game Land 083 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 301° NW
War Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 179° S
Old Line Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 179° S
Whiteford Farm House (1885) (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 157° SE
Boyer Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 mi, 346° N
Lime Valley covered bridge (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 029° NE
Kendig Square Movies 6 (Cinema) — 10.8 mi, 013° N
Rocks Sp (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 208° SW
Oest Campfire Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 162° S
Village Green Miniature Golf (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 032° NE
Bald Friar Road & Ferry (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 138° SE
Choo Choo Barn (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 039° NE
Mason And Dixon Line 40th Mile Stone (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 236° SW
Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III) (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 198° S
Mulberry Art Studios (Arts Centre) — 14.3 mi, 004° N
Demuth Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 005° N
The Trust Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.3 mi, 004° N

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