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Locust Gap Pennsylvania Map

Explore Locust Gap, 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 Locust Gap, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Locust Gap, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Locust Gap
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Northumberland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.771753
Longitude	-76.441343
Population	188
Density	565.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17840
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Sunbury
School District	Mount Carmel Area School District

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About Locust Gap, Pennsylvania

Locust Gap is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 565.7 people per km². Locust Gap is located at 40.7718°N, 76.4413°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17840.

Locust Gap anchors itself in a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Locust Creek, which carves a narrow path through the rugged terrain. It lies 14.2 miles west-northwest of Pottsville, PA (from Pottsville, PA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Shamokin. The earth here holds a dense, shadowed quality, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, slate-colored layers against the slopes, softening the jagged edges of the surrounding woodland. A mile away, the Locust Summit Retention Pond sits as a quiet, reflective basin, mirroring the sky in a way that anchors the view against the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon. The air carries the distinct, cool scent of damp shale and pine, a persistent reminder of the geology that dictates the pace and character of the land.

Locust Gap bears the indelible thumbprint of the anthracite industry, an era that shaped the very topography and the social architecture of the region. Where the coal industry once drove the economy with a relentless, soot-stained vigor, the terrain has since shifted toward the rugged recreation offered at the nearby Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area. The remnants of that extraction history remain visible in the texture of the soil and the layout of the streets, yet the local character has evolved into a quiet endurance. Life moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, finding its rhythm instead in the seasonal shifts that transform the hills from a deep, verdant green into the muted, earthy browns of late autumn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 175° S
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 174° S
West End Playground (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 014° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 008° N
Veterans Memorial Road Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 315° NW
State Game Land 084 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 195° S
Diamondtown Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 031° NE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 2.4 mi, 045° NE
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 235° SW
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 085° E
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 082° E
Dr. J. L. Hoffman Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 083° E
Mothers Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 081° E
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 284° W
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 102° E
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 336° NW
Twister (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 336° NW
Two Slide Winders (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 336° NW
Sklooosh (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 337° NW
XD Theater (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 336° NW
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 336° NW
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 336° NW
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 335° NW
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 335° NW
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 074° E
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 118° SE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 086° E
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 180° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.5 mi, 171° S · 110k acres

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