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Layton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Layton, 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 Layton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Layton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.090352
Longitude	-79.723374
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15473, 18356
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Uniontown

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About Layton, Pennsylvania

Layton is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Layton is located at 40.0904°N, 79.7234°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15473, 18356.

Layton sits in a quiet, verdant compression where the earth seems to hold its breath against the steady, insistent pressure of the Youghiogheny River. It lies 6.8 miles southeast of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 139°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Connellsville. The water here carves a deep, serpentine path through the landscape, flanked by the steep, wooded rise of State Game Land 296, where the dense canopy creates a cool, shadowed sanctuary during the height of the summer heat. Beyond the immediate banks, the land spills into the quiet descent of Stickel Hollow, a place where the morning mist clings to the low-lying ferns long after the sun has begun to warm the higher ridges. The air in Layton carries the distinct, sharp scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, a reminder that the wilder reaches of the Allegheny Mountains are visible as a faint, jagged ink-line against the western horizon.

History in Layton is measured not by grand monuments, but by the rusted remnants of industry and the stubborn endurance of stone foundations that remain from an era when the river and the rail dictated the local economy. The rhythms of life are dictated by the slow transition of seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, as the light at dusk turns the limestone cliffs a bruised, soft purple. While the nearby wilderness of Forbes State Forest offers a vast expanse for the quiet observer, the pulse of Layton remains tied to the local land and the enduring, utilitarian beauty of its architecture. Even when the stillness of the afternoon suggests a town at rest, there is an underlying resilience in the way the local geography dictates the flow of daily life, keeping the community anchored to the river’s edge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 026° NE
Sampey Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 259° W
Perryopolis Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 242° SW
Perryopolis Athletic Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 245° SW
Whitsett Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 305° NW
The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 345° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 338° N
Scottdale War Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 084° E
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 259° W
California Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 259° W
Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 241° SW
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 289° W
Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 241° SW
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 241° SW
State Game Land 051 (State Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 143° SE
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 12.8 mi, 324° NW
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 15.9 mi, 142° SE
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 006° N
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 033° NE
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 236° SW
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 358° N
Farmhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.1 mi, 350° N
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 145° SE
Speyer Gallery (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 133° SE
Phoenix Big Cinemas North Versailles Stadium 18 (Cinema) — 19.7 mi, 350° N
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 113° SE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 22.1 mi, 173° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 56.7 mi, 178° S · 922k acres

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