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Nesquehoning Pennsylvania Map

Explore Nesquehoning, 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 Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.87808
Longitude	-75.822
Population	3,336
Density	60.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	18240
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Jim Thorpe
School District	Panther Valley School District

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About Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania

Nesquehoning is a locality in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,336. The population density is 60.9 people per km². Nesquehoning is located at 40.8781°N, 75.8220°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nesquehoning is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 18240.

Nesquehoning maintains a rugged composure, defined by the steady, dark flow of Nesquehoning Creek as it cuts through the uneven terrain of the ridge-and-valley landscape. It lies 10.7 miles southeast of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-northeast of Tamaqua. The light here often turns a bruised, metallic violet as it catches the steep gradients of the hills, illuminating the transition from the low-lying basin floor toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Pocono Mountains. Residents find a quiet stillness within the John F Cerchiaro Memorial Park, where the earth holds the chill of the interior long after the sun has retreated behind the jagged horizons. To the north, the waters of Mauch Chunk Lake offer a reflective stillness that contrasts with the restless, scrub-covered slopes that define the local topography.

Nesquehoning carries the heavy, quiet memory of the anthracite trade, an industry that once dictated the pulse of the streets and carved the very foundations of the local economy. The architecture remains grounded in the utilitarian grit of the past, with rows of houses that seem to hold their breath against the shifting winds of the Bloomingdale Valley. While the deep, labor-intensive extraction of coal has faded, the character of the place persists in the deliberate pace of its people and the stubborn endurance of its infrastructure. Life in Nesquehoning moves with the gravity of a tradition that honors the labor of previous generations, leaving a legacy of resilient stone and steep, winding streets that climb toward the sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 141 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 081° E
Sgl 141 (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 081° E
John F Cerchiaro Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 152° SE
Nesquehoning Recreation Center Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 168° S
Giant Boulder (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 135° SE
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 227° SW
Lehigh Gorge State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 101° E
Mauch Chunk Lake Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 155° SE
Carbon County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 2.7 mi, 118° SE
Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 103° E
Galerie B (Gallery) — 4.3 mi, 103° E
Penrose Swamp Barrens (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 333° NW
100 Mile View (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 113° SE
Honor Roll (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 217° SW
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 103° E
Spanish War Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 216° SW
Philip Ginder Carved Rock (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 217° SW
Sgl 257 (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 215° SW
Penns Peak concert Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 086° E
Beltzville State Park (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 100° E
Pennsylvania Performing Arts Academy (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 234° SW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 228° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.8 mi, 152° SE · 110k acres
Lehigh Gap Historical Society (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 115° SE
Halls of Horror (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 115° SE
Split Rock (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 039° NE
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 255° W
Lower Tract (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 125° SE
Nagle Tract (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 125° SE
Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1 (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 138° SE

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