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Oreminea Pennsylvania Map

Explore Oreminea, 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 Oreminea, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Oreminea, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.404796
Longitude	-78.25529
Population	62
Density	66.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16693
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Spring Cove School District

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About Oreminea, Pennsylvania

Oreminea is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 66.3 people per km². Oreminea is located at 40.4048°N, 78.2553°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Oreminea occupies a quiet hollow where the earth seems to hold its breath against the encroaching silence of the surrounding woodlands. It lies 10.8 miles southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-southeast of Hollidaysburg. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic movement of Piney Creek, which carves a narrow path through the soil only a mile from the center of Oreminea. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains frames the horizon, acting as a perennial sentinel over the valley. The air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, especially in the early mornings when the mist clings to the low-lying fields and the dense greenery of State Game Land 147. Four miles away, the Ganister Blue Hole offers a singular, deep expanse of water that reflects the shifting colors of the canopy, punctuating the terrain with its unexpected depth.

Iron ore once provided the lifeblood of Oreminea, leaving behind a legacy of furnace ruins and slag heaps that have long since been softened by moss and time. The local economy has shifted away from the heavy extraction that defined its founding, leaving the residents to navigate a slower, more deliberate pace of life. Evidence of this industrial past remains in the weathered stone foundations that appear unexpectedly in the brush, reminding passersby of a time when the ground was actively worked for its hidden wealth. Today, the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the whistle of a mill, and the community finds its stability in the quiet persistence of the land itself. Six miles away, the geological formation known as The Loop serves as a reminder of the complex, winding nature of the regional topography, a feature that continues to shape the movement and character of those who call this area home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 147 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 305° NW
State Game Land 073 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 147° SE
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 120° SE
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 352° N
Lower Trail (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 021° N
Recreation Drive Park (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 037° NE
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.2 mi, 119° SE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 304° NW
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 347° N
Chimney Rocks Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 283° W
Brush Mountain Woodlands (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 316° NW
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 7.8 mi, 140° SE
Trough Creek State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 121° SE
Golden Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 288° W
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 183° S
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 275° W
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 315° NW
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 053° NE
Hawn's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 082° E
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 336° NW
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 062° NE
Post Office and General Store (Historic Ruins) — 14.9 mi, 131° SE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 027° NE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 026° NE
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 289° W
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 093° E
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 094° E
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 003° N
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 27.7 mi, 240° SW

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