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Karthaus Pennsylvania Map

Explore Karthaus, 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 Karthaus, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Karthaus, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.120892
Longitude	-78.113896
Population	212
Density	128.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16845
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Clearfield
School District	West Branch Area School District

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About Karthaus, Pennsylvania

Karthaus is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 128.5 people per km². Karthaus is located at 41.1209°N, 78.1139°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16845.

Karthaus anchors the rugged terrain where the persistent current of Mosquito Creek carves a deliberate path through the dense Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 26.2 miles north-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 330°T), and is situated 18.1 miles east-northeast of Clearfield. The earth here drops away into the shadowed depths of Shingle Hollow, a reminder of the tectonic patience that defined this interior plateau long before the first surveyor arrived. Daylight lingers over the ridges, casting a copper glow across the canopy that stretches toward the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Allegheny Mountains. In the quiet hours of the morning, the air in Karthaus carries the sharp, clean scent of damp shale and cooling timber, a sensory register of a world defined by its distance from the frantic pace of the lowlands.

History in Karthaus remains tethered to the iron furnace era, when the promise of extraction first drew settlers to these wooded slopes to harness the local mineral wealth. While the heavy industry of the past has softened into a quieter, more observant way of life, the remnants of that era still ghost the landscape near the banks of the creek. Residents find their rhythm in the proximity of Moshannon State Forest, a vast expanse that dictates the seasonal pulse of the region. Those seeking the rugged solitude of the backcountry often depart from the cleared paths to explore the terrain toward the Brown Trail, while others find a simpler recreation within the boundaries of Karthaus Park. Far from the reach of the distant Snow Shoe Reservoir, the people here maintain a steady, unadorned existence, shaped by the high ground and the slow, inevitable turn of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Karthaus Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 247° SW
Sproul State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 151° SE
State Game Land 100 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 192° S
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 4.5 mi, 337° NW
Saint Severin Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 180° S
C.C.C. Camp (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 342° N
Gifford Run Vista (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 298° NW
Three Runs Fire Tower Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.9 mi, 359° N
Wild Cat Rock (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 308° NW
M.K. Goddard / Wykoff Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 332° NW
Restricted Area (State Wilderness) — 9.1 mi, 320° NW
Noble-Chambers Memorial Forest (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 334° NW
Bucktail State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 013° N
Bucktail State Park Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 013° N
Michaella Marie Wolfe (1992-2007) (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 122° SE
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 172° S
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 169° S
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 200° S
Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 18.3 mi, 248° W
The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 248° W
Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad" (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 130° SE
American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 130° SE
Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 24.0 mi, 138° SE
Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 148° SE
Sinnemahoning S.P. Wildlife Viewing Area (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 008° N
The Frost Entomological Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 149° SE
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 150° SE
Playhouse Theater (Theatre) — 25.6 mi, 150° SE
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 38.3 mi, 300° NW · 514k acres

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