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Rockton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Rockton, 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 Rockton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Rockton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.075616
Longitude	-78.653083
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	15856
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Clearfield

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About Rockton, Pennsylvania

Rockton is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Rockton is located at 41.0756°N, 78.6531°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15856.

Rockton occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 24.8 miles south of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 191°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-southeast of Du Bois. Anderson Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the terrain just a mile from the center, its waters reflecting the muted, silver-gray light of late afternoon as they pull shadows across the valley floor. The soil here holds a damp, mineral chill, and the air carries the scent of damp moss and cooling stone, a sensory reminder of the deep woodlands that stretch toward the Clearfield State Tree Nursery seven miles away. Within the immediate perimeter, Rockton Community Park serves as a quiet anchor, its open green spaces offering a deliberate stillness against the backdrop of dense, encroaching timber that defines this inland geography.

History in Rockton is written in the slow transition from early resource extraction to the present day, where the pace of life favors the patient observer over the hurried traveler. The economy, once tethered to the timber and coal interests that defined the broader region, now settles into a subdued rhythm of small-scale commerce and local stewardship, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Residents often look toward the Du Bois Reservoir, two miles distant, as a primary point of stillness, a place where the water remains undisturbed by the noise of modern transit. While the distant Pine Springs Trail offers a more rugged engagement with the wilderness, the daily character of Rockton is found in the modest, sturdy architecture and the way the evening light catches the dust on quiet, uncrowded roads, confirming a sense of place that requires no advertisement to justify its enduring presence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rockton Community Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 252° W
Moshannon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 107° E
State Game Land 331 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 008° N
Sandy Township Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 302° NW
Bilger'S Rocks Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 151° SE
John DuBois (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 306° NW
Paul G. Reitz Theater (Theatre) — 6.3 mi, 298° NW
Winkler's Gallery of Fine Art (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 298° NW
DuBois Area Historical Society (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 298° NW
Simon B. Elliott State Park (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 071° E
Helvetia Historical Dedication Site (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 253° W
Penfield Forest (Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 359° N
Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 154° SE
C.C.C. Camp S-116-PA (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 060° NE
Coalmine Cart (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 257° W
"the Rocks" Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 309° NW
Parker Dam State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 043° NE
Curwensville Dam (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 141° SE
The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 108° E
Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 108° E
Reynoldsville Historical Society (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 276° W
Fairview (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 042° NE
Jackson Theater (Cinema) — 18.8 mi, 242° SW
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 21.2 mi, 062° NE
Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.6 mi, 343° N · 16k acres
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 343° N · 514k acres
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 164° S
Apollo Theatre (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 011° N
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 119° SE
Mill Creek, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.0 mi, 291° W · 6,529 acres

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