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Northwood Pennsylvania Map

Explore Northwood, 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 Northwood, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Northwood, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.686375
Longitude	-78.227125
Population	269
Density	196.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	19124, 16686
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Tyrone Area School District

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About Northwood, Pennsylvania

Northwood is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 269. The population density is 196.7 people per km². Northwood is located at 40.6864°N, 78.2271°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19124, 16686.

Northwood reveals its quiet character through the steady, rhythmic passage of Bald Eagle Creek, which carves a path through the landscape with a persistent, silver-tongued grace. It lies 14.4 miles northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 37°T), and is situated 1.1 miles north-northeast of Tyrone. The terrain surrounding Northwood leans into the rugged complexity of the ridge-and-valley province, where the earth rises in long, verdant folds that seem to catch the amber light of late afternoon in their hollows. Only a mile away, the quiet depth of Plummer Hollow offers a sanctuary of shadow and moss, while the nearby expanse of State Game Land 278 provides a vast, unbroken canopy for the local wildlife. On the distant horizon, the Allegheny Mountains trace a jagged, indigo silhouette against the sky, grounding the view in a sense of ancient, geological permanence that defines the scale of this inland world.

Northwood maintains a measured pace of life, deeply colored by its long-standing connection to the land and the industry that once shaped the surrounding valleys. While the economy has shifted over the decades, the presence of the nearby Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest continues to influence the regional appreciation for silviculture and ecological research. Residents often look toward the waters of Tyrone Reservoir Number One for a stillness that contrasts with the industrious history of the Pennsylvania heartland. The local culture remains tethered to the patterns of the seasons, where the cool air of autumn settles early into the lowlands, and the morning mist frequently clings to the banks of the creek until the sun climbs high enough to reveal the true, sturdy architecture of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 278 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 086° E
Shea Field (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 209° SW
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 0.8 mi, 360° N
Reservoir Park Public Pool (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 250° W
Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 248° W
Tyrone Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 216° SW
State Game Land 158 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 273° W
Old Spruce Creek Station (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 139° SE
Spruce Creek Vista (Viewpoint) — 7.3 mi, 131° SE
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 134° SE
Fort Roberdeau Historic Site & Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 197° S
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 139° SE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 138° SE
Wopsononock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 289° W
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 146° SE
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 221° SW
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 12.8 mi, 261° W
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 13.1 mi, 189° S
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 192° S
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 224° SW
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 001° N
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 147° SE
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 218° SW
Halfmoon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 055° NE
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 285° W
Shavers Creek Environmental Center (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 094° E
Stone Valley Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 095° E
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 139° SE
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 031° NE
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 23.1 mi, 083° E

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