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Sankertown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Sankertown, 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 Sankertown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Sankertown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.470071
Longitude	-78.592239
Population	630
Density	810.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	16630
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Penn Cambria School District

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About Sankertown, Pennsylvania

Sankertown is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 630. The population density is 810.8 people per km². Sankertown is located at 40.4701°N, 78.5922°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sankertown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16630.

Sankertown occupies a high, resolute stretch of the Allegheny Plateau where the air grows thin and crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and coming frost. It lies 10.9 miles west-southwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Ebensburg. The horizon is defined by the dark, serrated silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, which stand five miles away like silent witnesses to the shifting weather patterns that roll across the ridge. Below the residential streets, the terrain dips toward the Little Conemaugh River, a waterway that cuts through the landscape with a persistent, steady force. Residents often gather at the Cresson Ballfield, a patch of green that serves as a communal anchor, while the quiet surface of Cresson Lake waits only a mile distant, reflecting the pale, shifting light of the Pennsylvania sky.

Sankertown emerged from the hard-working industrial legacy of the region, where the rhythms of labor were once dictated by the coal and rail lines that carved paths through the nearby Christie Hollow. While the heavy machinery of the past has largely quieted, the economy remains rooted in the perseverance of those who choose to live amidst this rugged topography. The daily pace here is marked by the slow passage of clouds over the hills and the seasonal transition of the hardwoods, a quietude that persists even as the modern world hums in the distance. Life in Sankertown retains a deliberate character, defined not by grand gestures, but by the steady, enduring connection to a landscape that demands respect for its incline and its long, shadowed winters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cresson Ballfield (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 174° S
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 160° S
Keystone Avenue Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 143° SE
State Game Land 279 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 028° NE
Admiral Peary Monument (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 209° SW
Cresson Area Veterans Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 128° SE
Gallitzin Athletic Field (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 079° E
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 068° E
State Game Land 198 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 151° SE
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 318° NW
Cassandra Railroad Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 208° SW
Ashville Monumnet (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 021° N
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 7.0 mi, 289° W
War Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 279° W
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 281° W
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 116° SE
Golden Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 101° E
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 10.3 mi, 090° E
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 073° E
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 174° S
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 003° N
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 mi, 224° SW
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 225° SW
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 16.3 mi, 085° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 18.9 mi, 201° S
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 19.7 mi, 243° SW
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 240° SW
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 25.0 mi, 126° SE

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