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Littlestown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Littlestown, 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 Littlestown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Littlestown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.744544
Longitude	-77.088038
Population	4,782
Density	1228.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17340
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Gettysburg
School District	Littlestown Area School District

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About Littlestown, Pennsylvania

Littlestown is a locality in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,782. The population density is 1228.4 people per km². Littlestown is located at 39.7445°N, 77.0880°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Littlestown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17340.

Littlestown sits upon a landscape of quiet, agrarian patience, where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells of dark soil and orderly cropland. It lies 6.8 miles southwest of Hanover, PA (from Hanover, PA: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.7 miles southeast of Gettysburg. The air here holds a particular, heavy stillness at dusk, catching the light in a way that turns the gray fence lines into silver thread against the darkening fields. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains provide a permanent, jagged horizon, while the local terrain remains defined by the modest, purposeful flow of Piney Creek as it carves a slow path through the woods. Residents often find their way to Mcsherry Park, where the flat, open ground allows the wind to move unimpeded, carrying the scent of cut hay and cooling stone.

Littlestown carries the weight of a long settlement, its streets organized around the intersections of old turnpikes that once funneled travelers toward the interior of the state. The economy reflects a legacy of industry and the persistent, unyielding labor of the surrounding farms, maintaining a pulse that beats in time with the seasonal shifts of the harvest. Though the nearby Hanover Reservoir offers a point of stillness in the landscape, the rhythm of daily life is dictated by the steady movement of vehicles and the enduring brick facades of the center. Far from the restless energy of the coastal plains, Littlestown maintains a stoic, internal focus, honoring the traditions of a region built on grit and the quiet accumulation of years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcsherry Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 299° NW
Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 002° N
Littlestown Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 132° SE
Long Arm Dam (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 084° E
Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 028° NE
William Haughtlein - Revolutionary War (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 313° NW
1st Me Cavalry Smith (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 320° NW
US HQ Cavalry Corps 2nd Div 3rd Brigade Irvin Gregg (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 320° NW
Hanover Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 055° NE
Eichelberger Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 052° NE
Codorus State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 075° E
Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 303° NW
Gettysburg Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
CS Sharpshooter's position (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 292° W
The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 9.7 mi, 308° NW
Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 309° NW
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 291° W
Charlotte's Quest Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 116° SE
R/C Theatres Movie 9 (Cinema) — 12.7 mi, 154° SE
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 256° W
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 257° W
Old Trolley Station (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 052° NE
Mill Dam (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 101° E
Morgan Run Nea (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 162° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.3 mi, 266° W · 110k acres

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