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Nixon Pennsylvania Map

Explore Nixon, 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 Nixon, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Nixon, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.785833
Longitude	-79.937501
Population	1,393
Density	199.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	18830, 16002
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Butler
School District	Knoch School District

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About Nixon, Pennsylvania

Nixon is a locality in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,393. The population density is 199.9 people per km². Nixon is located at 40.7858°N, 79.9375°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18830, 16002.

Nixon occupies a landscape of quiet, persistent geography defined by the rhythmic pull of the earth toward the water. It lies 5.7 miles south-southwest of Butler, PA (from Butler, PA: bearing 198°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Homeacre-Lyndora. Thorn Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the gray-heavy skies that often blanket the region. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the dense, green stillness of Succop Nature Park, where the forest floor holds the damp scent of loam and decaying leaves. While the Allegheny Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate surroundings favor a more intimate scale, characterized by the gentle, rolling contours that define the plateau. Four miles to the west, Sawmill Run Reservoir catches the fading light of late afternoon, its surface a glassy mirror for the encroaching tree line, while Cherry Valley lies further out, a deeper depression in the earth that suggests the ancient, patient work of erosion.

Nixon carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the hard-won labor of those who first cleared the timber and broke the soil. The economy, once tethered to the extraction and movement of raw materials, has shifted into the quieter rhythms of modern commerce and residential life, leaving behind the soot-stained memory of the industrial era. Life in Nixon moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unhurried by the frantic pace of larger hubs, as residents navigate the intersection of tradition and the slow, inevitable expansion of the suburbs. The local character remains marked by a certain sturdy resilience, a quality found in the brick foundations of older homes and the way the community maintains its connection to the natural borders established by the creek. Even as the decades turn, there is a permanence to the way the evening air settles over the rooftops, cooling the pavement and signaling the end of another day in a place that measures time in seasons rather than seconds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Penn Twp High School Athletic Fields (Recreation Easement) — 0.2 mi, 170° S
Penn Township High School Athletic Fields (Recreation Easement) — 0.4 mi, 178° S
Succop Nature Park (Private Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 170° S
Audubon Society (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 151° SE
Penn Twp Ballfield (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 149° SE
Hertzell Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 208° SW
Beacon Sign (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 278° W
Penn Twp Playground (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 189° S
Creek Road NA (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 302° NW
Creek Road Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 302° NW
Butler Twp Ballfields (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 030° NE
Silent Defender Monument (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 024° NE
Butler Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 024° NE
Saxonburg Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 109° E
Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum) (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 109° E
Mars Spaceship (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 212° SW
Rapp's Seat (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 278° W
Sample Schoolhouse (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 236° SW
Moraine State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 337° NW
In Tune With The Arts Studios (Arts Centre) — 11.6 mi, 182° S
School of Rock (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 208° SW
Depreciation Lands Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 183° S
McConnells Mill State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 311° NW
Cantellops Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.6 mi, 195° S
GQT Cinemas 18 (Cinema) — 16.4 mi, 153° SE
Marshall Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.4 mi, 154° SE
Thompson Drive Park (Nature Reserve) — 18.6 mi, 196° S
The Oaks Theater (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 165° S
Lookout Point (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 180° S
Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.5 mi, 031° NE · 12k acres

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