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Lykens Pennsylvania Map

Explore Lykens, 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 Lykens, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Lykens, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.566753
Longitude	-76.700522
Population	1,873
Density	592.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17048
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Upper Dauphin Area School District

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About Lykens, Pennsylvania

Lykens is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,873. The population density is 592.8 people per km². Lykens is located at 40.5668°N, 76.7005°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lykens is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17048.

Lykens occupies a quiet crease in the landscape, where the earth rises in firm, shadowed ridges that define the horizon. It lies 14.1 miles north of West Hanover, PA (from West Hanover, PA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northeast of Lower Paxton. Rattling Creek carves a path through the valley floor, its waters pulling cool air across the town as it flows toward deeper basins. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the dense canopy of Haldeman State Forest blankets the higher ground in deep greens, while the Matter Trail offers a narrow, winding passage for those seeking the quiet solitude of the timber. In the distance, the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the sky, their blue-gray edges softening under the shifting light of late afternoon. Lykens Glen Park provides a local sanctuary where the stillness of the woods meets the edge of the residential grid, leaving the land feeling deeply rooted in the heavy, ancient stillness of the interior.

Lykens bears the distinct weight of an anthracite heritage, a history written in the dark, subterranean seams that once pulled the local economy from the earth. The rhythm of the days here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that has seen the boom of industry transition into the quiet maintenance of a settled, enduring life. Residents find a familiar comfort in the brick facades and the sturdy architecture that speaks to a time of heavy labor and deep communal ties. While the mines have long since faded into memory, the character of the people remains forged by that resilience, favoring practical work and the simple pleasures found near the stillness of Bear Puddles or the quiet paths of the surrounding hills. Deep Hollow sits as a reminder of the rugged, uneven topography that has always shaped how the inhabitants navigate their world, keeping their focus turned toward the local land and the steady, unpretentious cycles of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lykens Glen (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 136° SE
State Game Land 264 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 062° NE
L & W Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 055° NE
West Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 265° W
Machamer Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 081° E
State Game Land 210 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 149° SE
Hang Glider Launch Site (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 231° SW
The General (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 151° SE
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.7 mi, 188° S · 110k acres
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 124° SE
Memorial Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 153° SE
Millersburg Historical Society (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 262° W
North Franklin Colliery (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 004° N
Trevorton WWII Memorial (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 005° N
Skyline Park Movie Screen (Cinema) — 16.4 mi, 183° S
10th Ward Honor Roll (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 025° NE
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 17.5 mi, 027° NE
Lore Degenstein Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.4 mi, 330° NW
Girl Chasing Butterflies (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 173° S
Leedy Theater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 149° SE
Buck Swank Stadium (Stadium) — 18.9 mi, 163° S
Music Express (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 173° S
Auntie Mortem's Abattoir (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 173° S
Tiny Tracks (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 173° S
Allen Theater (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 149° SE
Union Canal Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 140° SE
Light's Fort (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 137° SE
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 27.6 mi, 266° W
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 36.5 mi, 302° NW

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