Point View Pennsylvania Map

About Point View, Pennsylvania

Point View is a locality in Blair 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 holds a quiet authority over the landscape where the Township Run carves its persistent path through the earth. It lies 8.3 miles east-southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 104°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-northeast of Hollidaysburg. The air here carries the crisp, sharp clarity of the inland plateau, where the horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains. A mile away, the Ganister Blue Hole offers a still, deep reflection of the sky, its surface often undisturbed by the regional winds that sweep across the surrounding fields. To the west, the gentle depression of Turkey Valley creates a natural corridor for the shifting light of autumn, turning the meadows into shades of bronze and burnt sienna. The Lower Trail acts as a silent spine for the outdoors, providing a corridor of passage through the thickets and high grass that define the local terrain.

Point View emerged from the industrious spirit of the Pennsylvania interior, where the economy was long tethered to the rhythmic output of the land and the extraction of its hidden mineral wealth. The legacy of these labor-intensive years remains etched into the architecture of the older streets, where brick facades retain the heat of the afternoon sun well into the cooling dusk. Residents move through their days with a steady, deliberate pace, acknowledging the seasons by the changing foliage and the subtle shifts in the flow of the Township Run. While the modern economy has diversified, the cultural character of the place remains anchored to the endurance of its people and the quiet stability of the ridge-and-valley topography. Even as the decades pass, the atmosphere of Point View retains a singular, unadorned dignity, reflecting a life lived in close proximity to the soil and the enduring geography of the Commonwealth.

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 Blair County (Hollidaysburg), 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.