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Lawnton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lawnton, 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 Lawnton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lawnton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.258423
Longitude	-76.803861
Population	4,967
Density	1315.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17111
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Central Dauphin School District

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About Lawnton, Pennsylvania

Lawnton is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,967. The population density is 1315.3 people per km². Lawnton is located at 40.2584°N, 76.8039°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17111.

Lawnton occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth rises in firm, measured swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 2.3 miles southeast of Progress, PA (from Progress, PA: bearing 142°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-southeast of Harrisburg. Spring Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the local terrain, its waters moving with a steady, unadorned purpose that defines the low-lying sections of the landscape. Within the immediate vicinity, Gerald H. Vanatta Park offers a green commons where the transition of seasons manifests in the color of the grass and the length of the shadows. On clear afternoons, the light hits the ridges with a clarity that strips away pretense, revealing the honest, unvarnished skeleton of the countryside.

Lawnton emerged from a tradition of industrious, inland labor, finding its rhythm in the steady pulse of regional commerce and the persistent work of its inhabitants. Long before the modern sprawl, the area served as a modest waypoint for those moving through the interior, eventually settling into the quiet stability of a place that values the weight of its own history over the noise of rapid change. While the Darlington Trail invites those who seek the solitude of the woods, the local economy remains anchored to the patterns of the land and the small-scale enterprises that keep the streets moving. Life here flows with a deliberate consistency, much like the water in the creek, punctuated by the seasonal shift of the canopy and the enduring, stoic presence of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cow Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 231° SW
Kohl Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 352° N
Lingle Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 350° N
Dauphin Highlands Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 193° S
City Fountain monument (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 275° W
Highspire War Memorial (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 166° S
West Shore Theater (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 236° SW
Gamut Theatre Group (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 274° W
Select Medical Digital Cinema (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 272° W
A Gathering at the Crossroads (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 275° W
Open Stage of Harrisburg (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 273° W
Vivi on Verbeke (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 279° W
Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 150° SE
Color Me Mine (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 251° W
Candymonium (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 076° E
Carrousel (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 075° E
Reese's Cupfusion (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 075° E
Monorail (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 075° E
Adventure Sports in Hershey (Theme Park) — 9.7 mi, 099° E
Buck Swank Stadium (Stadium) — 11.5 mi, 074° E
Gifford Pinchot State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 198° S
The Oakes Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 234° SW
Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 349° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.3 mi, 339° N · 110k acres

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