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Platea Pennsylvania Map

Explore Platea, 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 Platea, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Platea, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.950334
Longitude	-80.32812
Population	442
Density	51.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	16417
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Erie
School District	Northwestern School District

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About Platea, Pennsylvania

Platea is a locality in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 442. The population density is 51.0 people per km². Platea is located at 41.9503°N, 80.3281°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Platea is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16417.

Platea emerges from the verdant landscape as a quiet intersection of water and earth, defined by the persistent flow of Halls Run. It lies 11.8 miles southwest of Millcreek, PA (from Millcreek, PA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Girard. The surrounding terrain maintains a steady, deliberate composure, with the land softening toward the expansive reach of Lake Annata only three miles away. In the cooling light of late afternoon, the air holds a crispness that suggests the distant presence of the Appalachian Mountains, though they remain far beyond the horizon, leaving the immediate view to the quiet meadows and woodland edges. Within the center of the locality, Borough Park provides a modest expanse of green where the stillness is punctuated only by the shift of leaves or the occasional passage of a neighbor.

Platea retains a character forged by the steady rhythms of inland life, where the memory of earlier agricultural industry still informs the layout of the streets and the scale of the architecture. The local economy has evolved from its foundational roots, yet the influence of the water remains, as the proximity to Lake Annata continues to shape the way residents navigate their days and manage their land. Beyond the quiet dwellings, the sound of Howard Falls, located five miles away, serves as a distant, rhythmic reminder of the natural forces that move through the region. Life in Platea moves with a measured pace, favoring the persistence of tradition and the quiet satisfaction of a landscape that asks for nothing more than to be observed in its own steady, unadorned state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Borough Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 053° NE
Floraroze Forest (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 090° E
Water Works Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 353° N
Battles Estate (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 015° N
Munro Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 351° N
Main Street Art (Gallery) — 3.5 mi, 008° N
Girard Borough Municipal Pool (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 008° N
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 009° N
Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 013° N
Lower Elk Creek Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 341° N
Erie Bluffs State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 336° NW
Presque Isle State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 021° N
State Game Land 314 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 280° W
Hooks Gallery (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 059° NE
State Game Land 101 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 219° SW
Daniel Roderick Reserve Plaque (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 281° W
Bridge Dedication (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 048° NE
Brown's Farm Barn (Nature Reserve) — 10.4 mi, 050° NE
James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 045° NE
Buttermilk Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 049° NE
Cocktails & Color (Arts Centre) — 11.8 mi, 039° NE
Arlene's Broadway on Buffalo (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 268° W
Schaefer's Auto Art (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 057° NE
Conneaut Cr SR (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 254° W
V Gallery (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 045° NE
Erie Movie House (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 039° NE
Tom Ridge Environmental Center (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 039° NE
The Station Dinner Theatre (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 053° NE
Hagerty Family Events Center (Stadium) — 16.8 mi, 046° NE
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 124° SE · 18k acres

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