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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	Centre 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	Bellefonte
School District	Bald Eagle Area School District

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About Howard, Pennsylvania

Howard is a locality in Centre 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 water and earth, defined by the steady, persistent passage of Lick Run as it carves a path through the terrain. It lies 18.5 miles northeast of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 9.4 miles northeast of Bellefonte. The air here holds the cool, damp weight of the nearby Foster Joseph Sayers Lake, which spreads its expansive, reflective surface across the basin, mirroring the shifting clouds of the Pennsylvania sky. To the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, blue-hued boundary against the horizon, anchoring the visual field. The immediate topography is marked by the subtle, descending slopes of Diehls Hollow, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber ribbons across the fields, lending a singular clarity to the timber and brush.

Howard maintains an identity tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of its natural surroundings, where the legacy of industry has softened into a present defined by the stewardship of the Howard State Nursery. Life in Howard is measured by the seasonal rhythms of the outdoors, visible in the quietude of Howard Borough Central Park, a space that serves as the social axis for residents who walk its perimeter. While the fervor of larger industrial centers remains a memory, the economy here is sustained by a patient, local utility, with the proximity of the Sand Rock Trail inviting a steady stream of movement through the woods. The character of the place is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the morning mist clings to the water, a subtle reminder of the geography that dictates the slow, enduring pace of daily life.

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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