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Laughlintown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Laughlintown, 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 Laughlintown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Laughlintown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.212018
Longitude	-79.197809
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15658, 15655
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg

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About Laughlintown, Pennsylvania

Laughlintown is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Laughlintown is located at 40.2120°N, 79.1978°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15658, 15655.

Laughlintown emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the clear, persistent current of Naugle Run carves a path through the earth. It lies 16.6 miles west-southwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south-southeast of Derry. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and ancient timber, a quality that settles over the nearby Lettie Shaffer Hollow and clings to the edges of Ligonier Reservoir. Beyond the immediate terrain, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains define the horizon, while the proximity of Forbes State Forest ensures a canopy of deep green that shifts toward copper and gold as the seasons turn. The land near Penguin Court & Thomas Road Farm retains a quiet, pastoral stillness, a reminder of the raw, unhurried geology that characterizes this inland stretch of Pennsylvania.

Historical resonance lingers in the architecture of Laughlintown, reflecting its origins as a vital stop for travelers navigating the rugged interior long before the advent of modern transit. The economy has transitioned from the necessities of early frontier commerce to a more measured, localized rhythm, though the legacy of those formative years persists in the stone foundations of the older buildings. Residents often find themselves drawn toward the restorative quiet of Adams Falls or the steady, measured pace of a walk along the Darr Trail, where the physical reality of the forest floor provides a grounding constant. Life here is measured not by the frantic pulse of industrial centers, but by the subtle, atmospheric changes in the light as it filters through the trees, a testament to a place that remains anchored to the quiet persistence of its own geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Penguin Court & Thomas Road Farm (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 188° S
Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 118° SE
Laurel Mountain Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 083° E
Furnace Woods Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 067° NE
Ligonier Beach Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 314° NW
State Game Land 042 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 063° NE
Linn Run State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 217° SW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 120° SE
Wolf Rocks (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 180° S
Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina) (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 308° NW
Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina) (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 308° NW
Jack Be Nimble (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 311° NW
Hush A Bye Baby (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 311° NW
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 228° SW
Monument for Life (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 147° SE
Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 147° SE
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 204° SW
Latrobe War Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 306° NW
Birdhouse (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 156° SE
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 068° E
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 062° NE
Wagner-Ritter House (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 058° NE
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 16.8 mi, 058° NE
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 119° SE
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 19.3 mi, 289° W
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 078° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 22.8 mi, 094° E

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