Point View Pennsylvania Map

About Point View, Pennsylvania

Point View is a locality in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 14. The population density is 270.3 people per km². Point View is located at 40.4895°N, 78.2419°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 17267, 16693.

Point View occupies a quiet meridian where the earth seems to hold its breath against the encroaching shadows of the distant Allegheny Mountains. It lies 29.0 miles west of Antrim Township, PA (from Antrim Township, PA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 19.2 miles southeast of Bedford. The landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of Indian Grave Run, which carves a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its waters reflecting the pale, thin light of an afternoon sun. Only a mile away, the expanse of State Game Land 128 offers a dense, unmanicured sanctuary of oak and maple, while the nearby Painter Den provides a sheltered basin that traps the evening mist. Those seeking to traverse the rugged terrain often find their way to the Big Flat Trail, a route that cuts through the wilder edges of the forest, far removed from the manicured lawns of suburban life.

Point View traces its lineage to the hard-bitten traditions of the plateau, where the local economy once leaned heavily upon the extraction of resources and the slow, deliberate work of the timber trade. While the industrial fervor of the past has softened into a quieter commerce, the legacy of that labor remains etched in the sturdy brick facades and the utilitarian architecture of the main thoroughfares. A stillness hangs over the streets here, broken only by the occasional passage of a heavy truck or the distant rustle of wind moving through the canopy toward Bear Pond. Life in Point View proceeds with an internal gravity, indifferent to the frantic pace of the wider world, favoring instead the steady, predictable turning of seasons that color the valley in shades of burnished copper and slate gray.

About This Point View Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Point View, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.489547, -78.241948. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Point View includes the ZIP code (17267, 16693), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Fulton County (McConnellsburg), and school district assignment (Williamsburg Community School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.