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McGovern Pennsylvania Map

Explore McGovern, 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 McGovern, Pennsylvania

How to Use This McGovern, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.236233
Longitude	-80.226766
Population	3,621
Density	607.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	15342
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Washington
School District	Chartiers-Houston School District

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About McGovern, Pennsylvania

McGovern is a locality in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,621. The population density is 607.1 people per km². McGovern is located at 40.2362°N, 80.2268°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15342.

McGovern occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Chartiers Creek, which carves a low-slung path through the deep geological folds of the region. It lies 4.1 miles north-northeast of Washington, PA (from Washington, PA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-southwest of South Fayette. Allison Hollow cradles the terrain, creating a sheltered basin where the air often holds a heavy, damp stillness as evening light catches the dark, mineral-stained water. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the stubborn, uneven terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, a silent expanse that feels far removed from the sharp peaks of the Allegheny Mountains visible as a faint, jagged bruise on the distant eastern horizon. Residents find a quiet respite at West Pike Street Community Park, where the grass grows thick and the shadows of oaks stretch long across the ground, offering a steady, grounded perspective on the slow turn of the seasons.

McGovern reflects the enduring character of a landscape shaped by coal and the steady labor of the extraction industries that once defined the economic pulse of these Pennsylvania valleys. The legacy of the mines remains etched into the local identity, a quiet gravity that persists even as the bustle of heavy industry has receded into a memory of clanking machinery and soot-stained brick. Life moves with a pragmatic, deliberate cadence, focused on the small shifts of the day—the morning mist lifting off the surface of Maplewood Lake or the way the autumn wind whistles through the hollows. Here, the economy has shifted toward the rhythms of a modern service landscape, yet the underlying sense of place remains tethered to the creek and the hollows, preserving a resilience that is as much a part of the soil as the shale and clay beneath the surface.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Pike Street Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 096° E
Borough of Houston Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 047° NE
The Meadows Racetrack & Casino (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 120° SE
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 209° SW
Perry Como Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 055° NE
Falconi Field (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 045° NE
Montour Trail (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 327° NW
World West Galleries (Gallery) — 4.6 mi, 193° S
Peters Township Reservoir (Private Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 080° E
Flight 427 Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 061° NE
Spring House Remains (Historic Ruins) — 8.7 mi, 048° NE
State Game Land 232 (State Resource Management Area) — 8.7 mi, 253° W
Bulger Area U.S. Armed Services memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 332° NW
Residence of General John Neville (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 034° NE
AMC CLASSIC Mount Lebanon 6 (Cinema) — 12.4 mi, 048° NE
South Park Game Preserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.7 mi, 067° NE
Fine Arts Theater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 044° NE
Denis Theatre (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 044° NE
Dot and Line Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 14.1 mi, 041° NE
Meadowcroft Rockshelter (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 284° W
Hillman State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 332° NW
Shade Sisters Dance (Arts Centre) — 15.4 mi, 058° NE
South Hills Art Center (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 046° NE
Thornburg Theater (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 029° NE
West Alexander Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 240° SW
Moonshot Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 036° NE
Raccoon Creek State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 339° N
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 275° W · 6,562 acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 54.2 mi, 230° SW · 243k acres

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