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Palo Alto Pennsylvania Map

Explore Palo Alto, 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 Palo Alto, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Palo Alto, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Palo Alto
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Bedford County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.686087
Longitude	-76.169934
Population	970
Density	358.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15545, 17901
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bedford
School District	Pottsville Area School District

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About Palo Alto, Pennsylvania

Palo Alto is a locality in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 970. The population density is 358.7 people per km². Palo Alto is located at 40.6861°N, 76.1699°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Palo Alto is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15545, 17901.

Palo Alto emerges from the rugged terrain of the Commonwealth where Gladdens Run carves a persistent, narrow path through the earth. It lies 7.7 miles north of Cumberland, MD (from Cumberland, MD: bearing 5°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northeast of LaVale. The air here holds a crisp, mineral clarity, particularly as the low-hanging sun catches the deep, slate-colored shadows cast by the surrounding ridges. While the distant Allegheny Mountains anchor the western horizon in a hazy, blue-violet silhouette, the immediate landscape is defined by the intimate, sheltered topography of the region. Residents often find quiet refuge in the wilder peripheries, where the thickets of State Game Land 104 offer a sprawling, untamed contrast to the orderly lines of the neighborhood streets. The quality of light during the late afternoon possesses a heavy, amber weight, illuminating the dust motes that dance above the creek beds and the weathered stone foundations that cling to the uneven ground.

Palo Alto retains the quiet, industrious character of a place built upon the deep-rooted legacies of the anthracite coal era. The economy, once dictated by the dark, subterranean veins that brought both prosperity and hardship to the valley floor, has transitioned into a steady, modest rhythm of small-scale commerce and local service. Echoes of the past linger in the brick architecture and the narrow, purposeful layout of the streets, which seem to remember the heavy iron wheels of earlier industrial days. For those seeking the solace of the woods, the nearby Buchanan State Forest provides a vast, verdant expanse, while the proximity of Lake Gordon offers a placid, reflective mirror to the sky just a short distance away. Life moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, defined more by the shifting colors of the canopy and the seasonal cycles of the land than by the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Firth Dock (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 349° N
John L. Miller Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 034° NE
1st Street Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 312° NW
Savory Street Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 254° W
Schuylkill Canal (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 016° N
Joulwan Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 299° NW
Henry Clay Statue (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 255° W
Majestic Theater (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 271° W
Schuylkill County Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 2.1 mi, 256° W
Anthracite Philharmonic (Arts Centre) — 2.1 mi, 256° W
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 233° SW
Sgl 286 (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 167° S
State Game Land 286 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 167° S
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 344° N
Minersville Area Historical Society (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 274° W
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 008° N
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 009° N
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 051° NE
Anthony P. Domato Mural (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 350° N
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 043° NE
Sunset Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.7 mi, 109° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 11.0 mi, 194° S · 110k acres
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 307° NW
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 304° NW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 059° NE
The Art & Craft Gallery of Hamburg (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 133° SE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 14.6 mi, 302° NW
Kanati Elite Taxidermy (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.5 mi, 204° SW
Wishing Well (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 176° S

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