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Hometown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Hometown, 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 Hometown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Hometown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.823699
Longitude	-75.980205
Population	1,414
Density	273.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	18252
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	Tamaqua Area School District

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About Hometown, Pennsylvania

Hometown is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,414. The population density is 273.2 people per km². Hometown is located at 40.8237°N, 75.9802°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18252.

Hometown emerges from the intersection of gray-slate ridges and the quiet, persistent movement of the land that defines the Pennsylvania interior. It lies 9.3 miles south of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north-northwest of Tamaqua. The earth here holds a dense, ancient quality, where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the cool, shadowed breath of the nearby New England Valley. A mile away, the Little Schuylkill River cuts a deliberate path through the landscape, its current mirroring the overcast sky as it winds past the edges of the woods. Only two miles distant, the still, glassy surface of Still Creek Reservoir offers a point of absolute stillness, reflecting the dense canopy of trees that press close to its banks. At the center of daily movement, Kelly Park provides a modest clearing where the light filters through the leaves in sharp, angular patterns, grounding the residents in a space that remains indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world.

Hometown carries the quiet weight of an anthracite legacy, a history etched into the very grain of the region’s economy and the rugged character of its people. Generations have worked these slopes, moving from the extraction of deep-earth resources to a modern, more tempered existence that values the endurance of small-scale industry and local craftsmanship. The architecture of the streets echoes this transition, with sturdy structures built to withstand the long, biting winters that settle over the Appalachian Mountains in the far distance. Daily life here maintains an unadorned honesty, defined by the rhythmic hum of local commerce and the steady, predictable passage of seasons. Whether walking near the quiet waters or observing the shadows lengthen over the valley floor, one senses that Hometown is a place where the past has not disappeared, but has instead settled into the quiet, functional reality of the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sgl 227 (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 172° S
State Game Land 227 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 172° S
Ryan Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 164° S
Delano Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 163° S
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 214° SW
P&R Railroad Depot (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 162° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 163° S
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 165° S
Newkirk Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 197° S
Sgl 257 (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 165° S
State Game Land 257 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 165° S
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 160° S
Coaldale POW Memorial (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 096° E
Owl Creek Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 132° SE
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 217° SW
Philip Ginder Carved Rock (Public Artwork) — 5.5 mi, 090° E
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 241° SW
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 265° W
Giant Boulder (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 075° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.0 mi, 151° SE · 110k acres
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 081° E
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 12.8 mi, 077° E
Galerie B (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 077° E
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 230° SW
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 238° SW
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 180° S
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 262° W
Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 094° E
Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 094° E

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