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Potters Mills Pennsylvania Map

Explore Potters Mills, 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 Potters Mills, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Potters Mills, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Potters Mills
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Centre County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.795898
Longitude	-77.625275
Population	263
Density	79.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16875
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bellefonte
School District	Penns Valley Area School District

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About Potters Mills, Pennsylvania

Potters Mills is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 263. The population density is 79.8 people per km². Potters Mills is located at 40.7959°N, 77.6253°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16875.

Potters Mills emerges from the quiet, limestone-rich floor of Kohler Valley where the persistent flow of Potter Run defines the local topography. It lies 12.3 miles east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Boalsburg. The landscape is defined by a deep, verdant stillness, where the earth rises in subtle folds toward the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the horizon in shades of bruised plum and slate. Vegetation is dense and untamed, characterized by the expansive reaches of Bald Eagle State Forest that cloak the immediate surroundings in a thick, deciduous canopy. Just a mile away, the surface of Penn Spring Reservoir catches the late afternoon light, acting as a polished mirror for the shifting clouds that drift over the interior plains.

Settlement in Potters Mills reflects a legacy of industry rooted in the land’s natural bounty, once reliant on the water power of the creek to drive early milling operations that processed the harvest of the surrounding countryside. Today, the pace of life maintains a steady, deliberate pulse, far removed from the frantic cadence of urban centers, as residents navigate the intersection of tradition and modern rural necessity. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often find their way to the Wolf Trail, a path that cuts through the wilderness of Bald Eagle State Forest, inviting quiet contemplation beneath the boughs. The local character is shaped by this sustained proximity to the elements, where the turning of the seasons dictates the rhythm of the day and the air carries a crisp, clean scent of damp earth and pine.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bald Eagle State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 160° S
Rothrock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 169° S
Potter Run Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 356° N
Laurel Run Vista (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 177° S
Hobart King Kistler (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW
Rothrock Woods (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 186° S
Centre County Grange Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 318° NW
Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 318° NW
PSU Land Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 4.3 mi, 309° NW
Beer Tap (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 248° W
Thickhead Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 4.6 mi, 228° SW
Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 007° N
Penn Roosevelt State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 220° SW
James Cleveland Memorial (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 341° N
CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney) (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 220° SW
Detweiler Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 230° SW
Poe Valley State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 076° E
Bear Meadows Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 240° SW
Yoda Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 253° W
Deeded Square Inches (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 277° W
M60A3 Tank (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 264° W
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 9.3 mi, 069° E
Smokestack (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 299° NW
Art Alliance (Arts Centre) — 10.2 mi, 276° W
Spring Creek Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 295° NW
American Philatelic Center (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 314° NW
Penn State All-Sports Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 275° W
Pilato Studios (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 270° W
3 Dots (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 270° W
Douglas Albert Gallery (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 270° W

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