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Pillow Pennsylvania Map

Explore Pillow, 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 Pillow, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Pillow, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.640918
Longitude	-76.80247
Population	292
Density	228.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	17080
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Harrisburg
School District	Upper Dauphin Area School District

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About Pillow, Pennsylvania

Pillow is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 292. The population density is 228.7 people per km². Pillow is located at 40.6409°N, 76.8025°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pillow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 17080.

Pillow occupies a quiet reach of land where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Mahantango Creek defines the local horizon. It lies 19.3 miles north of West Hanover, PA (from West Hanover, PA: bearing 351°T), and is situated 15.0 miles south of Hamilton. The earth here is firm and ancient, marked by a landscape that leans into the subtle shifts of the ridge-and-valley province. Beyond the immediate fields, the distant silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains creates a jagged, violet boundary against the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the deliberate, slow-moving passage of water. Within the boundaries of Pillow Borough Park, the air holds a particular clarity, tasting of damp soil and the deep, pervasive silence of the interior woods. The light at dusk settles heavily over the grasses, turning the fields a muted, bruised shade of copper before the darkness fully takes hold.

Pillow retains a character forged by the persistence of agricultural cycles and the slow accumulation of generations. Life here is measured by the seasonal transitions of the crops and the enduring presence of the surrounding woodlands, including the dense, shaded canopy of Haldeman State Forest. While the neighboring expanse of Deep Hollow offers a more rugged topography, the economy of Pillow remains rooted in a modest, grounded industry that respects the slow pace of the land. Those who wander toward the Matter Trail find a path that demands a steady gait, moving away from the occupied center toward the quietude of the brush. Even as modern life persists, there is a lingering sense of intentional stillness in Pillow, as if the buildings themselves are waiting for the next long, cold winter to pass.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pillow Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 345° N
Line Mountain Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 319° NW
Berrysburg Borough Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 195° S
State Game Land 264 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 146° SE
State Game Land 233 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 326° NW
McKees Half Falls (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 282° W
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 9.6 mi, 036° NE
Millersburg Historical Society (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 230° SW
Lore Degenstein Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 340° N
North Franklin Colliery (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 034° NE
Trevorton WWII Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 034° NE
AMC CLASSIC Selinsgrove 12 (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 349° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.3 mi, 173° S · 110k acres
The General (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 141° SE
Ibberson Conservation Area State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 191° S
10th Ward Honor Roll (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 051° NE
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 128° SE
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 051° NE
Miller School (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 237° SW
Owl Hollow School (Historic Ruins) — 18.5 mi, 243° SW
Linn Conservancy (Nature Reserve) — 19.1 mi, 344° N
Perry County Council of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.6 mi, 237° SW
Skyline Park Movie Screen (Cinema) — 21.9 mi, 168° S
Downdraft (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 043° NE
Fandango (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 043° NE
Tumbling Timbers (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 043° NE
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 043° NE
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 23.3 mi, 252° W
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 29.3 mi, 299° NW

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