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Pennsylvania Furnace Pennsylvania Map

Explore Pennsylvania Furnace, 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 Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.705896
Longitude	-78.003616
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16865
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Huntingdon

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About Pennsylvania Furnace, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Furnace is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Pennsylvania Furnace is located at 40.7059°N, 78.0036°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16865.

Pennsylvania Furnace remains a quiet confluence of limestone ridges and verdant bottomland, marked by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Beaver Branch as it carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 9.6 miles southwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 231°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southwest of Park Forest Village. This landscape is defined by the proximity of Rothrock State Forest, which provides a dense, emerald backdrop to the fields, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains anchor the horizon in a permanent, stoic posture. The air here holds a particular clarity, especially during the transition of seasons when the light turns brittle and pale, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the nearby Diamond Valley. Within a few miles, the landscape softens into the quiet waters of Beaver Pond, reflecting the sky with a mirror-like stillness that seems to suspend the passage of time.

Pennsylvania Furnace derives its identity from a legacy of iron production, a heritage etched into the earth where the industry once thrived amidst the surrounding timber and ore. Today, the economy has shifted toward the rhythms of modern agriculture and the intellectual influence of the nearby Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest, which brings a scientific focus to the management of these woodlands. Residents often find their way to the Tussey Trail, a path that invites a more intimate engagement with the rugged, steep terrain that characterizes the region. Life in Pennsylvania Furnace moves with the steady, unpretentious pace of a place that has seen the rise and fall of industrial furnaces but remains deeply rooted in the soil, favoring the enduring quiet of the Pennsylvania interior over the frantic noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rothrock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 166° S
Harry's Valley Vista (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 130° SE
Meadows Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 071° E
State Game Land 176 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 023° NE
Fairbrook Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 072° E
Shavers Creek Environmental Center (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 118° SE
Stone Valley Recreation Area (Nature Reserve) — 5.7 mi, 121° SE
Gray's Woods Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 021° N
Pine Grove Mills Rail Station (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 072° E
Michael E. Weston Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 042° NE
Whipple Dam State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 103° E
Halfmoon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 007° N
PSU Whitehall Road Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 060° NE
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 221° SW
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 048° NE
EMS Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 050° NE
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 047° NE
Blue Brick Theatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 051° NE
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 051° NE
Penn State Downtown Theatre Center (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 051° NE
Old Botany (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 049° NE
The Land-Grant Frescoes (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 050° NE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 221° SW
3 Dots (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 051° NE
Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 049° NE
Patterson Gallery (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 048° NE
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 11.3 mi, 082° E
Bear Meadows Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 084° E
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 347° N
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 24.2 mi, 188° S

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