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Maxatawny Pennsylvania Map

Explore Maxatawny, 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 Maxatawny, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Maxatawny, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.542595
Longitude	-75.688802
Population	130
Density	497.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	19538
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Reading
School District	Kutztown Area School District

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About Maxatawny, Pennsylvania

Maxatawny is a locality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 497.0 people per km². Maxatawny is located at 40.5426°N, 75.6888°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 19538.

Maxatawny reveals itself through the steady, patient flow of the Schaefer Run as it carves a path through the quiet terrestrial folds of the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 9.3 miles west-southwest of Hilltown, PA (from Hilltown, PA: bearing 244°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west of Ancient Oaks. The earth here is defined by a deep, fertile patience, where the land stretches out in broad, open expanses that seem to inhale the cool, crisp air of the inland plains. To the distant horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the edge of the world, while closer to home, the subtle depressions of The Cove offer a sheltered reprieve from the wind. Residents often walk the perimeter of Independent Park, where the light at dusk catches the tall grass, turning the fields into a muted palette of amber and bronze that feels entirely removed from the clamor of the wider world.

Maxatawny carries the weight of a long agricultural inheritance, a legacy reflected in the sturdy, deliberate construction of its barns and the methodical pace of the local economy. The rhythms of life are dictated by the changing seasons and the persistent, quiet labor of those who cultivate the soil, maintaining a tradition of industry that values the tangible over the ephemeral. On warm afternoons, the Kutztown Swimming Pool serves as a vital social anchor, drawing people together in a shared, cooling respite from the summer heat. The character of Maxatawny is found not in grand monuments, but in the persistent, unpretentious endurance of its daily cycles, where the hum of machinery and the rustle of crops signal a life lived in harmony with the steady, reliable heartbeat of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Independent Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 062° NE
Terri Hill Water Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 089° E
Michael Sexton Eagle Scout Project (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 196° S
The Hex (Nature Reserve) — 3.8 mi, 088° E
Weisenberg Township Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 342° N
Lyons Fire Co. Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 216° SW
Portland Cement (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 052° NE
Strand Theatre (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 249° W
Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 116° SE
Avalanche Statue (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 245° SW
Lock Ridge Furnace Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 115° SE
Sgl 182 (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 261° W
State Game Land 182 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 261° W
Trexler Nature Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 027° NE
State Game Land 205 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 004° N
Crystal Cave (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 262° W
Laura Brady Gallery (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 075° E
Road Rally (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 072° E
Thunder Canyon (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 072° E
Wildwater Rapids (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 074° E
General Harry C. Trexler (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 067° NE
Ray Buss Stadium (Stadium) — 9.1 mi, 232° SW
Pines Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 072° E
View Point (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 023° NE
Greek Theater (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 071° E
Mack Trucks Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 079° E
Sgl 217 (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 341° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.0 mi, 334° NW · 110k acres
French Creek State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 193° S
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 039° NE · 11k acres

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