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Rockwood Pennsylvania Map

Explore Rockwood, 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 Rockwood, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Rockwood, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	39.915754
Longitude	-79.157308
Population	843
Density	974.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	17046, 15557
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Somerset
School District	Rockwood Area School District

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About Rockwood, Pennsylvania

Rockwood is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 843. The population density is 974.5 people per km². Rockwood is located at 39.9158°N, 79.1573°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rockwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17046, 15557.

Rockwood emerges from the landscape where the steady, persistent current of Coxes Creek carves a path through the quiet, rugged terrain of the plateau. It lies 30.9 miles south-southwest of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 203°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Somerset. This waterway serves as the lifeblood of the immediate vicinity, its waters reflecting a sky that often holds the bruised, heavy colors of an approaching Appalachian storm. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the broader, ancient geological formations of the region, where the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains anchor the horizon. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, particularly as the light shifts in the afternoon, casting long, lean shadows across the expanse of Rockwood Community Park, where the stillness of the grass contrasts with the restless movement of the creek nearby.

Rockwood grew from the grit and necessity of the industrial age, defined by the labor of those who looked toward the timber and rail lines to build a livelihood. The rhythm of daily existence remains tethered to the heritage of this inland corridor, where the legacy of coal and wood continues to inform the character of the streets. While the echoes of past industry have softened, the economy persists through a grounded sense of self-reliance, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger urban centers. Explorers often venture toward the nearby wilder reaches, seeking the solitude of Forbes State Forest or the dramatic, vertical descent of Laurel Falls, while others find quiet reflection near the serene, glassy surface of Triss Lake. Life in Rockwood moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, honoring a history that is etched into the very soil and the steady, unyielding flow of the water that shaped it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rockwood Community Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 355° N
Casselman River Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 235° SW
State Game Land 050 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 056° NE
Laurel Hill State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 317° NW
Forbes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 174° S
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 030° NE
CCC Monument (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 320° NW
Birdhouse (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 033° NE
Kimberley Run Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 053° NE
Mt Davis Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 183° S
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 133° SE
Roaring Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 323° NW
Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 019° N
Monument for Life (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 019° N
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 325° NW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 356° N
Beam Rocks (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 000° N
Spruce Forest Artisan Village (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 177° S
Speyer Gallery (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 268° W
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 340° N
Flatrock (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 257° W
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 051° NE
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 261° W
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 195° S
Fort Dewart (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.8 mi, 066° NE
Allegany Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 131° SE
Embassy Theatre (Theatre) — 27.8 mi, 131° SE
The Three Stars Arts (Gallery) — 27.8 mi, 131° SE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 28.7 mi, 246° SW
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 30.3 mi, 103° E

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