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Rock Glen Pennsylvania Map

Explore Rock Glen, 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 Rock Glen, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Rock Glen, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Rock Glen
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Luzerne County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.965363
Longitude	-76.184378
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	18249, 18246
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Wilkes-Barre

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About Rock Glen, Pennsylvania

Rock Glen is a locality in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Rock Glen is located at 40.9654°N, 76.1844°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18249, 18246.

Rock Glen emerges from the quiet intersection of dense woodland and the persistent, low-slung curvature of the earth that defines this inland geography. It lies 6.7 miles south-southeast of Berwick, PA (from Berwick, PA: bearing 158°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of West Hazleton.

Black Creek carves a narrow, deliberate path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the muted gray of early spring skies before winding toward the broader expanse of Beaver Valley. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain shifts into the persistent, undulating rhythm of the plateau, where the air holds a cool, damp weight that lingers long after the sun has retreated. Residents of Rock Glen find a communal anchor in Rock Glen Park, a space that preserves the raw, unpolished character of the local woods, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a permanent, silent horizon. Four miles away, the steady flow of Tomhicken Falls and the stillness of Lake Choctaw offer a sharp contrast to the creek’s constant motion, grounding the region in a landscape of water and stone.

Industry here carries the quiet, lingering echoes of an older Pennsylvania, where the legacy of anthracite extraction shaped the very bones of the local economy and the stoic temperament of its inhabitants. Rock Glen retains a measured pace, where the labor of previous generations has left behind a landscape defined by purposeful utility rather than ornamentation. The daily life of the populace remains tied to the rhythms of the land, marked by the changing foliage and the specific, golden quality of light that filters through the canopy as autumn approaches. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely faded, the influence of that history persists in the modest architecture and the deliberate, unhurried habits of those who call Rock Glen home, ensuring that the character of the locality remains as solid and enduring as the bedrock beneath the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rock Glen Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 334° NW
Tomhicken Playground (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 086° E
State Game Land 058 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 225° SW
Catawissa Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 127° SE
Berwick Historic Society (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 337° NW
Sugarloaf Massacre Monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 077° E
Nittany Lion Shrine (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 081° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 084° E
Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 185° S
Weiser State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.3 mi, 221° SW
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 168° S
Sgl 227 (State Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 131° SE
Locust Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 173° S
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 012° N
Tuscarora State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 146° SE
Gross Auditorium (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 281° W
Ashland Historical Society (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 212° SW
Bloomsburg Fair (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 278° W
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 214° SW
Strawberry Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 150° SE
St. Joseph's Fine Art Studio (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 225° SW
Shellhamer Ice Dam (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 137° SE
Impulse (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 250° W
Giant Wheel (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 250° W
Whipper (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 251° W
XD Theater (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 251° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 25.1 mi, 152° SE · 110k acres
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.8 mi, 100° E · 11k acres
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 53.0 mi, 090° E · 58k acres

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