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Sandy Lake Pennsylvania Map

Explore Sandy Lake, 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 Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Sandy Lake
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.348667
Longitude	-80.082282
Population	649
Density	301.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	16145, 16153
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Mercer
School District	Lakeview School District

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About Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

Sandy Lake is a locality in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 649. The population density is 301.2 people per km². Sandy Lake is located at 41.3487°N, 80.0823°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sandy Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 16145, 16153.

Sandy Lake emerges from the verdant, undulating terrain of the Allegheny Plateau where the quiet waters of McCutcheon Run carve a persistent path through the earth. It lies 20.5 miles south of Meadville, PA (from Meadville, PA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 16.6 miles east of Shenango. This landscape is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition of fields and thickets, where the pale light of late afternoon catches the tall grasses along the banks of the creek. Within the boundaries of G. Turner Craig Community Park, the air holds a cool, damp weight that speaks of the deep, inland soil. The horizon remains wide and open, though the distant suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally blurs the far edge of the sky, reminding the traveler that this ground is part of a vast, ancient geological architecture.

Sandy Lake carries the quiet gravity of a place built on the steady labor of the interior, where the patterns of existence are dictated by the changing seasons rather than the frantic pace of the coast. The local economy and daily life have long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, reflecting a heritage of industry and agriculture that remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the region. Residents find a distinct sense of place in the proximity of the Clear Creek State Forest Kennerdell Tract, where the heavy canopy offers a sanctuary from the open meadows. Whether one is passing through or lingering, there is a clear, enduring stillness here, a quality of life that values the persistence of the local creek and the simple, honest utility of the parklands that anchor the community.

Nearby Outdoor Places

G. Turner Craig Community Park (Local Park) — locality lies within
Clear Creek State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 296° NW
State Game Land 130 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 107° E
Maurice K. Goddard State Park (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 359° N
Skateboard Park + Basketball Court (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 249° W
Jack Jones Memorial Complex - Phase I (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 295° NW
French Creek (Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 051° NE
Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.8 mi, 101° E · 35k acres
Guthrie Theatre (Cinema) — 13.1 mi, 181° S
Dennison Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 114° SE
Indian God Rock (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 095° E
Coria Jacobs Gallery LLC (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 076° E
Fort Machault (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 078° E
Fort Venango (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 078° E
Cannon (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 197° S
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.8 mi, 021° N · 18k acres
Venango Campus Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 077° E
Rockland Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 114° SE
The Movies at Meadville (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 341° N
Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 074° E
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 073° E
Academy Theater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 350° N
Pymatuning State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 299° NW
Robertson Field (Stadium) — 21.7 mi, 351° N
Lou Falcon Field (Stadium) — 22.9 mi, 246° SW
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 25.4 mi, 124° SE
Clarion, Pennsylvania Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.4 mi, 123° SE · 12k acres
American Rabbit Breeders Association (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 111° E
Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 002° N
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 33.5 mi, 070° E · 514k acres

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