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Indian Head Pennsylvania Map

Explore Indian Head, 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 Indian Head, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Indian Head, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Indian Head
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Fayette County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.8995
Longitude	-79.995053
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16441, 15446
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Uniontown

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About Indian Head, Pennsylvania

Indian Head is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Indian Head is located at 41.8995°N, 79.9951°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16441, 15446.

Indian Head claims a quiet corner of the landscape where the current of Indian Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the deep greenery of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 20.6 miles south-southeast of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 158°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-northeast of Uniontown. The terrain here rises in modest, layered swells, a terrain defined by the dense, shadowed thickets of Forbes State Forest that loom thirteen miles to the east, while the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains anchor the horizon. Two miles away, the stillness of Turquois Lakes mirrors the shifting clouds, offering a reprieve from the sharper, steeper topography found in Sugarcamp Hollow. In the autumn, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, and the light at dusk turns the canopy into a mosaic of burnt copper and amber, illuminating the way for those who traverse the Indian Creek Valleu Trail that runs directly through the corridor of the settlement.

Indian Head grew from a legacy of industry that once relied heavily on the timber and coal veins buried deep beneath the earth, a heritage that left its mark in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the older dwellings. While the heavy extraction of the past has quieted, the economy now leans into a slower, more deliberate cadence, supported by the resilience of those who appreciate the proximity to the wilderness. Residents often find their way toward the cold, rushing spray of Cole Run Falls, a reminder of the region’s rugged, untamed hydrology. Life in Indian Head remains tethered to the changing seasons, where the rhythm of the day is dictated less by the clock and more by the encroaching shadows of the woods and the persistent, low hum of the creek moving over river stones.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wheelertown Flats (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 082° E
State Game Land 192 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 297° NW
French Creek (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 174° S
The Eagle Hotel (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 012° N
The Judson House (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 013° N
Thompson Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 010° N
State Game Land 109 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 011° N
North Route 97 Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 360° N
Union City Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 073° E
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.5 mi, 178° S · 18k acres
Muddy Creek Rna (Research Natural Area) — 6.7 mi, 174° S
Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 205° SW
Old State Line Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 054° NE
Schaefer's Auto Art (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 324° NW
Hooks Gallery (Gallery) — 12.9 mi, 305° NW
The Station Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 339° N
Brown's Farm Barn (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 318° NW
Buttermilk Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 319° NW
Bridge Dedication (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 318° NW
Mary D'Angelo Peforming Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 348° N
Andrew J. Conner Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 14.4 mi, 321° NW
Rural Electrification (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 202° S
V Gallery (Gallery) — 15.0 mi, 328° NW
Yahn Planetarium of Harborcreek (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 001° N
Bastion Studios (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 344° N
Graffiti Wall (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 344° N
Hagerty Family Events Center (Stadium) — 16.0 mi, 342° N
Presque Isle State Park (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 333° NW
Pymatuning State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 232° SW
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 32.9 mi, 120° SE · 514k acres

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