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Kistler Pennsylvania Map

Explore Kistler, 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 Kistler, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Kistler, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.377003
Longitude	-77.865437
Population	291
Density	444.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	17047, 17066
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bloomfield
School District	Mount Union Area School District

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About Kistler, Pennsylvania

Kistler is a locality in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 291. The population density is 444.1 people per km². Kistler is located at 40.3770°N, 77.8654°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kistler is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17047, 17066.

Kistler occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic passage of Bixler Run, which cuts through the terrain with a steady, unyielding purpose. It lies 18.3 miles northwest of Carlisle, PA (from Carlisle, PA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-southeast of Lewistown. The atmosphere here is shaped by the presence of the Appalachian Mountains, which loom eight miles away, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips low. To the west, the landscape deepens into the shaded folds of Shaw Hollow, while the dense, ancient silence of Tuscarora State Forest begins just one mile away, offering a stark, wooded boundary to the human scale of the buildings. The light in late afternoon turns a pale, bruised gold, catching the silt in the water and illuminating the way the hills press against the horizon, creating a sense of containment that feels both protective and absolute.

Kistler maintains a character forged by the industrial ambition that once defined the regional economy, leaving behind a quietude that contrasts with the earlier, busier eras of production. The proximity of Tuscarora State Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed timberland that dictates the climate and the slow, deliberate pace of the local seasons. Residents often look toward the distant ridges or find their way toward the Yohn Trail, which offers a path through the terrain three miles removed from the center of daily life. Even the distant glimmer of Bear Pond, nine miles away, informs the local consciousness of the water table and the damp, fertile soil that anchors this inland life. History is felt here not in grand monuments, but in the way the architecture clings to the ground, reflecting a pragmatic endurance that has survived the shifting tides of commerce and the slow, inevitable reclamation of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kistler Borough Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 223° SW
Nolan Road - Pine St Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 332° NW
Mount Union Lower Municipal Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 289° W
State Game Land 112 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 313° NW
Newton Hamilton Playground (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 052° NE
Rothrock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 339° N
Thousand Steps East Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 297° NW
Former Jackstown Aquaduct (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 291° W
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 283° W
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 285° W
Old PRR Reservoir (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 284° W
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 285° W
Triangle (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 286° W
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 303° NW
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.6 mi, 293° NW
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 191° S
East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 191° S
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 10.7 mi, 263° W
The Paper Trail (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 314° NW
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 11.7 mi, 317° NW
Three Sisters Rock Formation (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 002° N
Big Spring State Park (State Park) — 13.4 mi, 127° SE
Trough Creek State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 259° W
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 310° NW
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 314° NW
Stone Valley Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 353° N
Shavers Creek Environmental Center (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 353° N
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 319° NW
Miller Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 045° NE
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 23.2 mi, 011° N

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