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Lavelle Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lavelle, 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 Lavelle, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lavelle, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.76342
Longitude	-76.382729
Population	708
Density	241.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17943
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Pottsville
School District	North Schuylkill School District

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About Lavelle, Pennsylvania

Lavelle is a locality in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 708. The population density is 241.1 people per km². Lavelle is located at 40.7634°N, 76.3827°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17943.

Lavelle occupies a space of quiet persistence where the land rises into modest, weathered slopes that catch the low, slanted light of late afternoon. It lies 11.2 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Shamokin. Beyond the immediate reach of the houses, the terrain gives way to the darkened, mineral-rich soil that defines the regional character, a landscape shaped by the slow geologic pressure of the distant Appalachian Mountains visible as a faint, jagged ink-line on the horizon. Mahanoy Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the lowlands nearby, its waters moving with a deliberate, somber rhythm that mirrors the steady, unchanging pace of the seasons in this part of the world. At the edge of the local grounds, Lavelle Playground offers a small, cleared space of grass and iron, providing a place for the evening air to settle, cooling the brick and timber of the surrounding dwellings as the shadows lengthen across the valley floors.

The history of Lavelle remains etched into the very earth, a legacy of anthracite extraction that once demanded the intense, concentrated labor of generations. While the heavy machinery of the past has long since retreated, the local economy retains a certain frugal, industrious spirit, favoring the quiet trade of small businesses and the maintenance of a landscape that has learned to reclaim its own scars. Two miles away, the Locust Summit Retention Pond serves as a still, reflective basin, holding the sky in a mirror of gray and blue that seems to stabilize the movement of the clouds above. Life in Lavelle moves with a careful, measured awareness of its own isolation, where the morning fog often clings to the ridges before burning away to reveal the persistent, unadorned beauty of the Pennsylvania interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lavelle Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 086° E
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 294° NW
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 058° NE
Eureka Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 052° NE
State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 128° SE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 2.6 mi, 330° NW
Dr. J. L. Hoffman Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 062° NE
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 060° NE
War Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 060° NE
Mothers Memorial (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 059° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 310° NW
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 103° E
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 260° W
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 129° SE
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 283° W
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 321° NW
Two Slide Winders (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 321° NW
Sklooosh (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 322° NW
Twister (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 321° NW
XD Theater (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 322° NW
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 321° NW
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 10.3 mi, 321° NW
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 067° NE
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 321° NW
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 10.8 mi, 123° SE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 083° E
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 189° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.0 mi, 171° S · 110k acres

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