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Lower Frederick Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lower Frederick, 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 Lower Frederick, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lower Frederick, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Lower Frederick
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Montgomery County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.275292
Longitude	-75.456798
Population	4,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19473
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Norristown

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About Lower Frederick, Pennsylvania

Lower Frederick is a locality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Lower Frederick is located at 40.2753°N, 75.4568°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19473.

Lower Frederick occupies a landscape where the Perkiomen Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the heavy clay and shale of the Pennsylvania piedmont. It lies 3.2 miles west-northwest of Lower Salford, PA (from Lower Salford, PA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Lower Providence. The terrain rises and falls in long, rhythmic swells of earth, covered in dense woodland and patches of open field that catch the pale, amber light of late afternoon. At the center of this terrain, Foy Park provides a quiet, managed expanse of green where the local flora thrives in the damp, fertile soil near the creek’s edge. The air here holds a distinct, cool weight, often carrying the scent of damp leaves and the faint, metallic tang of minerals pulled from the bedrock, a reminder that the distant Appalachian Mountains exert a silent influence over the weather patterns that drift across the valley.

History in Lower Frederick is etched into the very foundations of the old stone farmhouses and the winding country roads that follow the contours of the land rather than the geometry of a grid. The economy, once rooted in the modest, hardworking traditions of mill-work and agriculture, has shifted toward a quiet suburban existence, yet the connection to the water remains constant; only four miles away, the Green Lane Reservoir serves as a quiet mirror to the sky, anchoring the local hydrology. Life here moves with a measured pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the trees and the persistent, low hum of traffic moving toward Philadelphia. Residents carry the legacy of earlier generations in their pragmatic approach to the land, preserving a sense of independence that keeps Lower Frederick distinct from the encroaching sprawl of the surrounding region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Central Perkiomen Valley Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 197° S
Spring Mounatin Ski Area (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 119° SE
Spring Mountain Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 142° SE
Cedar Hill Road Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 283° W
Pennypacker Mills (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 176° S
Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave Marker (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 184° S
Washington Revolutionary War Encampment Monument (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 186° S
Meng Wildlife Preserve and Bird Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 244° SW
Meng Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 244° SW
The Smith Tract Natural Land's "meng Preserve"-stone Hill Greenway (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 246° SW
Lederach Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 131° SE
State Game Land 234 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 248° W
Salford Township Open Space (Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 040° NE
Swamp White Oak (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 177° S
Evansburg State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 138° SE
Center for Pennsylvania German Studies (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 188° S
Campfire Area (Theatre) — 6.4 mi, 016° N
Anderson Park Amphiteatre (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 191° S
SoulJoel's at Sunnybrook (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 256° W
The Training Center - WC Eagles (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 234° SW
Pennsburg Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 347° N
Tank Masters (Aquarium) — 8.8 mi, 346° N
Schwenkfelder Library Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 345° N
Art on Main Studio (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 345° N
Sellersville Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 052° NE
Colebrookdale Railroad Station (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 292° W
Boyertown Area Historical Society (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 292° W
Nockamixon State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 046° NE

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