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Mont Alto Pennsylvania Map

Explore Mont Alto, 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 Mont Alto, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Mont Alto, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Mont Alto
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.844259
Longitude	-77.558323
Population	1,580
Density	1083.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17237
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Chambersburg
School District	Waynesboro Area School District

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About Mont Alto, Pennsylvania

Mont Alto is a locality in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,580. The population density is 1083.6 people per km². Mont Alto is located at 39.8443°N, 77.5583°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mont Alto is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17237.

Mont Alto holds its place against the landscape where the West Branch Antietam Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the earth. It lies 6.2 miles north of Waynesboro, PA (from Waynesboro, PA: bearing 10°T), and is situated 8.4 miles southeast of Chambersburg. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the terrain rises into the folded topography characteristic of the region, anchored by the dense, verdant expanse of the Mont Alto State Forest. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, filtering through the canopy to illuminate the floor of the English Valley, where the air remains cool and heavy with the scent of damp loam and pine. On the horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the scene, reminding those who walk the Sandy Ridge Trail of the vast, interlocking scale of the Appalachian spine.

Mont Alto emerged from a legacy of iron furnaces and timber, a history etched into the very soil that once fueled the industrial ambitions of the nineteenth century. Today, the economy has shifted toward the academic rhythm of the local university campus, which occupies the grounds where a sanatorium once functioned as a center for pulmonary recovery. Life here moves with the measured pace of the seasons, centered around the Mont Alto Ball Field, where the sharp crack of a bat echoes against the silence of the surrounding woods. Whether passing the quiet surface of the Caledonia Water Company Pond or observing the slow transition of light across the valley floor, the character of Mont Alto remains tied to this steady, inland persistence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mont Alto Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 167° S
Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 104° E
Michaux State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 133° SE
Meeting Of The Pines Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 094° E
Mont Alto State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 111° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.9 mi, 102° E · 110k acres
Quincy Township Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 183° S
Mt Cydonia Ponds Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 032° NE
East Branch Antietam Creek (Local Park) — 5.1 mi, 092° E
Caledonia State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 037° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.3 mi, 350° N
Caledonia Furnace (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 045° NE
Rattlesnake Run Lookout (Viewpoint) — 6.3 mi, 141° SE
Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 102° E
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 8.3 mi, 319° NW
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 319° NW
Mason Dixon Line monument (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 163° S
6th Us Cavalry Regiment Hospital Marker (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 096° E
Huber Art Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 007° N
John Eisenhower Bridge (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 102° E
Frederick County Fire Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 129° SE
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 129° SE
Jonathan Hager House and Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 213° SW
Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 093° E
The Jennifer and David LeVan Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 093° E
Gettysburg Museum of History (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 094° E
Camp Michaux (Historic Castle / Fort) — 17.7 mi, 041° NE
Brickyard (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 047° NE
Pumpkin Cannon (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 152° SE

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