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Kaska Pennsylvania Map

Explore Kaska, 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 Kaska, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Kaska, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.74009
Longitude	-76.107159
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	17959, 17929
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville

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About Kaska, Pennsylvania

Kaska is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Kaska is located at 40.7401°N, 76.1072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17959, 17929.

Kaska occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells of soil and shale. It lies 6.0 miles northeast of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-southwest of Tamaqua. Swampy Creek carves a persistent path through the local terrain, its waters mirroring the slate-gray clouds that often drift in from the distant Appalachian Mountains. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, particularly near the edges of The Swampy, where the stillness of the water creates a sudden, breathless pause in the landscape. Light at dusk catches the grit of the ground, turning the dust of the pathways into a soft, metallic bronze that clings to the late afternoon. Within this expanse, Kaska Park offers a modest sanctuary, its borders marked by the quiet encroaching of woodland and the steady, rhythmic movement of the creek as it drains the nearby Lewistown Valley.

Kaska retains the stubborn, soot-stained memory of the anthracite trade, an industry that once pulled the pulse of the region directly from the darkness beneath the surface. The economy now moves with a slower, more deliberate cadence, shifting from the heavy labor of the mines to a quieter existence defined by local commerce and the endurance of its residents. Men and women here walk with a familiarity born of long winters, their lives punctuated by the distant, echoing rumble of freight passing through the corridor toward the interior. Occasionally, those seeking a different pace venture toward the River of Rocks Trail, a reminder of the rugged, unforgiving geology that shaped the foundations of Kaska. Even as the modern world brushes against the outskirts, the locality remains anchored by its history, a place where the work of the past has left an indelible, silent mark on the character of the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kaska Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 239° SW
Middleport Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 123° SE
New Philadelphia Boro Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 203° SW
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 355° N
Schuylkill Township Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 060° NE
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 295° NW
State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 295° NW
Vietnam Veterans (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 230° SW
Anthracite Region Veterans (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 230° SW
Sgl 222 (State Recreation Area) — 4.1 mi, 122° SE
State Game Land 222 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 122° SE
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 063° NE
Schuylkill Canal (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 225° SW
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 046° NE
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 340° N
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 232° SW
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 232° SW
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 6.8 mi, 232° SW
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 319° NW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 8.2 mi, 069° E
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 247° SW
Sunset Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 139° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.2 mi, 131° SE · 110k acres
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 284° W
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 282° W
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 153° SE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 284° W
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 137° SE
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 068° E

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