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Merrittstown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Merrittstown, 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 Merrittstown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Merrittstown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.972853
Longitude	-79.877547
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15417, 15463
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Uniontown

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About Merrittstown, Pennsylvania

Merrittstown is a locality in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Merrittstown is located at 39.9729°N, 79.8775°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15417, 15463.

Merrittstown occupies a quiet stretch of the Pennsylvania landscape where the earth settles into modest, fertile slopes that catch the long, honeyed light of late afternoon. It lies 13.8 miles south-southwest of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 196°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Uniontown. Dunlap Creek carves a deliberate path through the immediate terrain, its water moving with a steady, unadorned purpose that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land transitions into the broader patterns of the plateau, occasionally offering distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains against the sky. Residents often gather at the Merrittstown Ballfield, a space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the expansive green. While the air here carries the crisp, clean scent of deep inland woods, the proximity to the thicker timber of Forbes State Forest provides a permanent, dark-leafed backdrop to the horizon.

History in Merrittstown remains anchored in the remnants of older industry and the persistent, slow-turning wheel of agrarian life that once thrived in the nearby expanse of Hereford Hollow. Economic activity today favors a quieter pace than the heavy, coal-fired bustle that defined much of the surrounding region during the previous century. Life moves in accordance with the seasonal shift of the fields and the occasional excursion toward Patsys Lake, where the surface remains glass-still under the early morning mist. The architecture of the locality reflects a practical heritage, built with a preference for utility and endurance over ornamentation. In the rhythm of daily errands and the quiet maintenance of the land, Merrittstown sustains a character that is defined not by grand gestures, but by the persistent, quiet continuity of its people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Merrittstown Athletic Field (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 190° S
Redstone Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 177° S
Hiller Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 339° N
Dunlap's Creek Bridge (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 351° N
Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 353° N
Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 358° N
Fifth Avenue playground (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 359° N
Lowhill Honor Roll (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 302° NW
State Game Land 238 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 192° S
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 6.4 mi, 356° N
Centerville War Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 317° NW
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 256° W
State Game Land 223 (State Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 220° SW
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 11.2 mi, 355° N
Jumonville Cross (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 115° SE
Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 191° S
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 246° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 023° NE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 16.9 mi, 149° SE
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 253° W
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 106° E
Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 218° SW
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 18.4 mi, 002° N
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 110° E
Flatrock (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 111° E
Henry Clay Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 172° S
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 26.4 mi, 094° E
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 49.6 mi, 168° S · 922k acres

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