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Loretto Pennsylvania Map

Explore Loretto, 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 Loretto, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Loretto, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.503126
Longitude	-78.630296
Population	1,196
Density	469.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15940
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Penn Cambria School District

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About Loretto, Pennsylvania

Loretto is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,196. The population density is 469.3 people per km². Loretto is located at 40.5031°N, 78.6303°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Loretto is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15940.

Loretto commands a high, quiet plateau where the air holds a thin, crystalline quality that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon. It lies 12.4 miles west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-northeast of Ebensburg. The landscape unfurls in broad, rhythmic swells of green and gold, broken only by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains that mark the edge of the world. Clearfield Creek cuts a narrow, shadowed path through the lower terrain, while the still, dark surface of Cresson Lake waits two miles to the east, reflecting the shifting moods of the sky. Near the center of the plateau, the Unknown Ballfield anchors the local geography, offering a flat, open space where the wind moves unchecked through the long grasses and the light of late afternoon turns the fields a deep, burnished copper.

Loretto bears the weight of a singular history, defined by the pastoral mission of Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, whose influence still lingers in the quiet architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of the streets. The local economy has long since moved past the era of heavy industry, shifting toward a character defined by academic pursuits and the stewardship of its own heritage. Beyond the immediate view of the plateau, the descent into Kaylor Hollow reveals a landscape that remains largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the lowlands. Life in Loretto follows the turning of the seasons, where the silence of winter evenings is punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic hum of progress, leaving the residents to cultivate a quiet, enduring sense of place that requires no fanfare to sustain itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 211° SW
Mcguire Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 209° SW
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 316° NW
Allegheny Highlands Regional Theatre (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 127° SE
State Game Land 279 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 126° SE
Admiral Peary Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 151° SE
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 141° SE
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 109° E
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 270° W
Wilmore Resevoir - Patrick's Road Property Acq. (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 212° SW
State Game Land 198 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 103° E
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 259° W
War Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 257° W
Bendel-Davis-Curtis home (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 258° W
Cassandra Railroad Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 183° S
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 015° N
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 122° SE
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 077° E
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 086° E
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 12.5 mi, 100° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 13.4 mi, 211° SW
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 212° SW
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 174° S
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 093° E
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 234° SW
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 231° SW
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 20.5 mi, 194° S
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 28.0 mi, 128° SE
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 60.6 mi, 352° N · 514k acres

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