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Laboratory Pennsylvania Map

Explore Laboratory, 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 Laboratory, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Laboratory, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.155071
Longitude	-80.213393
Population	664
Density	490.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	15301
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Washington
School District	Trinity Area School District

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About Laboratory, Pennsylvania

Laboratory is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 664. The population density is 490.7 people per km². Laboratory is located at 40.1551°N, 80.2134°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15301.

Laboratory emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of rural Pennsylvania, defined by the steady, unassuming passage of Catfish Creek. It lies 2.2 miles southeast of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south of Canonsburg. The water meanders through the terrain, carving a path that keeps the soil fertile and the banks shaded by dense, seasonal hardwoods. A mile away, the stillness of Grims Lake provides a mirror for the changing sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains serves as a permanent, atmospheric boundary to the west. Within the immediate vicinity, Streator Park offers a green expanse where the light often catches the tall grasses in late afternoon, casting long, amber shadows that stretch across the ground. The land here feels ancient and heavy, shaped by a slow geological patience that remains visible in the modest depressions of the earth and the deep, dark loam of the surrounding fields.

Laboratory maintains a character rooted in its proximity to the industrial corridors of the region, where the echoes of coal and steel history still linger in the architecture of the older houses. The local economy persists through a mix of small-scale commerce and the rhythms of a commuter workforce that travels toward larger hubs while returning home to the quietude of the hollows. Five miles away, the geography dips into the sheltered expanse of Allison Hollow, a reminder of the deep, recessed valleys that characterize this plateau. Life in Laboratory moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic speed of the modern world, preferring the steady cycles of the seasons and the routine maintenance of its quiet streets. It is a place where the history of the land is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent, functional endurance of the people who continue to work the soil and navigate the winding roads that connect this small corner of the state to the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Billy Bell Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 092° E
Washington Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 351° N
Trinity High School Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 291° W
World West Galleries (Gallery) — 2.1 mi, 304° NW
Township Recreation Facility (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 254° W
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 337° NW
State Game Land 297 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 141° SE
Perry Como Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 012° N
State Game Land 245 (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 227° SW
Flight 427 Memorial (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 034° NE
Madonna of the Trail (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 122° SE
Spring House Remains (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 027° NE
Richyville Honor Roll (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 122° SE
Montour Trail Railroad Trestle (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 352° N
South Park Game Preserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 15.3 mi, 046° NE
West Alexander Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 259° W
AMC CLASSIC Mount Lebanon 6 (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 031° NE
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 095° E
Meadowcroft Rockshelter (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 302° NW
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 030° NE
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 176° S
Denis Theatre (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 030° NE
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 141° SE
Dot and Line Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 028° NE
Hillman State Park (State Park) — 20.4 mi, 338° N
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.0 mi, 289° W · 6,562 acres
Raccoon Creek State Park (State Park) — 24.9 mi, 342° N

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