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Howard Pennsylvania Map

Explore Howard, 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 Howard, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Howard, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.011386
Longitude	-77.657314
Population	687
Density	728.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16701, 16841
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Smethport
School District	Bald Eagle Area School District

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About Howard, Pennsylvania

Howard is a locality in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 728.7 people per km². Howard is located at 41.0114°N, 77.6573°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Howard is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16701, 16841.

Howard emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of earth and water, defined primarily by the East Branch Tunungwant Creek that carves a deliberate path through the terrain. It lies 32.0 miles north of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 352°T), and is situated 6.8 miles northwest of McKean. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, undisturbed by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains that mark the horizon far to the south. Three miles away, the surface of Reservoir Number Five catches the low-slung amber light of late afternoon, reflecting a stillness that permeates the surrounding woodland. In Lewis Hollow, the topography deepens into a sheltered basin, where the shadows grow long and cool against the forest edge, creating a stillness that feels as old as the bedrock itself.

Howard maintains a deliberate pace, rooted in a history of industry that once demanded much from the land and its people. The local rhythm is dictated by the modest, purposeful activity of those navigating the transition between the small-town storefronts and the nearby reaches of Lewis Run Borough Park, where the canopy provides a sanctuary for the local flora. Economic life here favors the steady, quiet work of trades and small-scale enterprise, a sharp contrast to the industrial clamor associated with larger regional hubs. Life in Howard is measured by the changing seasons and the slow, persistent flow of the creek, offering a life that values the tangible texture of a day spent in a place where the horizon is defined by trees and the quiet, steady persistence of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Howard Borough Central Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 319° NW
Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 266° W
Bald Eagle State Park (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 271° W
Howard Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 347° N
State Game Land 323 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 197° S
State Game Land 092 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 305° NW
Northeast Fishery Center (Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 095° E
Milesburg Monument (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 235° SW
James Cleveland Memorial (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 182° S
Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 165° S
Via Air Mail (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 222° SW
Bellefonte Governors' Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 223° SW
American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 223° SW
Smokestack (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 216° SW
Bucktail State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 022° N
Bucktail State Park Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 022° N
Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 13.1 mi, 217° SW
Bells Majestic View (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 148° SE
Deeded Square Inches (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 207° SW
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 15.5 mi, 138° SE
Art Alliance (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 211° SW
Russell P. Letterman Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 16.7 mi, 337° NW
Beer Tap (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 188° S
Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 217° SW
Railroad Bed Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 134° SE
M60A3 Tank (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 205° SW
The Frost Entomological Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 217° SW
The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State (Arts Centre) — 18.1 mi, 216° SW

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