Explore Mount Aetna, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Aetna, 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 Mount Aetna.
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 | Mount Aetna |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Berks County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.419259 |
| Longitude | -76.295231 |
| Population | 489 |
| Density | 381.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 19544 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Reading |
| School District | Tulpehocken Area School District |
Mount Aetna occupies a quiet expanse of Pennsylvania land defined by the steady, unassuming progression of limestone ridges and fertile fields. It lies 8.2 miles northeast of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 3.8 miles south of Bethel. The earth here holds a certain gravity, a dense, mineral-rich soil that seems to absorb the afternoon light, turning the landscape a soft, muted gold as the sun retreats behind the horizon. Life in Mount Aetna moves in rhythm with the cool currents of Little Swatara Creek, which traces a winding, silver path through the lowlands just a short distance away. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain rises into subtle, sweeping elevations, creating a sense of containment that keeps the air still and heavy with the scent of turned earth and drying hay. Residents find a familiar stillness within the boundaries of Lions Park, a space that serves as the quiet center of the immediate surroundings, marking the passage of seasons through the changing color of its canopy.
History in Mount Aetna remains tethered to the extraction of stone and the slow, deliberate work of the land, reflecting a heritage built on the patience of those who first settled these valleys. While the industrial momentum of the wider region hums in the distance, Mount Aetna persists as a place of deliberate, small-scale enterprise, where the economy is marked by the pragmatism of local trade and the endurance of family-held properties. The legacy of the quarries lingers in the deep, clear waters of Millards Quarry Pond, a site that serves as a quiet reminder of the deep incisions made into the bedrock decades ago. Those who wander further afield might follow the Blue Blazed Trail, which offers a perspective on the wider, intricate geography of the region, yet always leads back toward the grounded, unpretentious pace of daily life found here. Even with the distant, faint silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the horizon, Mount Aetna maintains a singular, self-contained character, defined less by its reach and more by the enduring stability of its own soil.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Aetna, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.419259, -76.295231. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mount Aetna includes the ZIP code (19544), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Berks County (Reading), and school district assignment (Tulpehocken Area School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |