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Ranshaw Pennsylvania Map

Explore Ranshaw, 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 Ranshaw, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Ranshaw, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.785919
Longitude	-76.518012
Population	455
Density	1273.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	17866
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Sunbury
School District	Shamokin Area School District

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About Ranshaw, Pennsylvania

Ranshaw is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 455. The population density is 1273.0 people per km². Ranshaw is located at 40.7859°N, 76.5180°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17866.

Ranshaw emerges from the undulating terrain of the Pennsylvania anthracite region, defined by the persistent flow of the Quaker Run that carves through the local geography. It lies 15.4 miles south-southwest of Bloomsburg, PA (from Bloomsburg, PA: bearing 192°T), and is situated 2.1 miles east of Shamokin. The landscape surrounding Ranshaw remains shaped by a rugged, industrial legacy, where the earth holds the weight of deep coal seams and the sky often carries the heavy, slate-colored light of the late afternoon. Two miles to the west, the basin of Bear Valley offers a stark contrast to the surrounding ridges, while Number Four Reservoir sits quietly nearby, its dark, still water reflecting the shifting clouds. Within the immediate vicinity, Coal Township Park provides a patch of green space where the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of the earth that has long defined the character of this inland expanse.

Ranshaw carries the quiet gravity of a place that once fueled the engines of progress, with its history inextricably bound to the labor of the mines that defined the local economy for generations. The legacy of those who worked the anthracite veins remains etched into the architecture and the deliberate, measured pace of daily life, where the memory of heavy industry lingers in the brickwork and the sturdy, modest foundations of the neighborhood. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged silhouette against the horizon, the focus here remains on the immediate surroundings, where the community maintains a stoic resilience. Life in Ranshaw moves with a steady, unadorned rhythm, grounded by a long-standing tradition of hard work and the persistent, quiet endurance of a population that recognizes the value of the land beneath its feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coal Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 172° S
Northumberland County Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 153° SE
Unknown Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 270° W
Artisan Alley Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 1.8 mi, 285° W
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 263° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 261° W
Silkmill Memorial (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 278° W
Silkmill bell (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 278° W
The Price of War (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 277° W
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 215° SW
State Game Land 084 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 191° S
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 083° E
Downdraft (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 006° N
Twister (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 007° N
Fandango (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 006° N
Twin Twister Slides (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 007° N
Pennsylvania Mining Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 005° N
Knoebels History Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 005° N
Knoebels Carousel Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 006° N
Time Machine Theatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 006° N
XD Theater (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 006° N
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 094° E
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 091° E
Sgl 326 (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 103° E
Civil War Memorial (Public Artwork) — 15.3 mi, 012° N
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 013° N
Swatara State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 174° S
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 090° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 20.0 mi, 173° S · 110k acres

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