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Shanksville Pennsylvania Map

Explore Shanksville, 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 Shanksville, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Shanksville, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.017857
Longitude	-78.907246
Population	199
Density	390.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15560
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Somerset
School District	Shanksville-Stonycreek School District

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About Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Shanksville is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 199. The population density is 390.0 people per km². Shanksville is located at 40.0179°N, 78.9072°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Shanksville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15560.

Shanksville occupies a quiet prominence above the Stonycreek River, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy blue spine of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 21.4 miles south of Johnstown, PA (from Johnstown, PA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Somerset. The landscape here is defined by the deep, verdant bowl of Glades Valley, a terrain where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden pools against the fields. A mile away, the waters of Lake Stonycreek hold the reflection of the sky with a mirror-like stillness, contrasting the constant, rhythmic churn of the nearby riverbed. Within the boundaries of the Shanksville-Stonycreek Recreational Park, the land retains a pastoral solitude, marked by the scent of damp soil and the sharp, clean bite of air that drifts down from the higher elevations.

Shanksville carries a weight of memory that informs the slow, deliberate pace of its everyday existence, a quietude that has become its most enduring characteristic. The local economy persists in the steady, unadorned patterns of agriculture and small-scale enterprise, reflecting a heritage anchored to the stubborn productivity of the plateau. Residents look toward the expanse of Forbes State Forest for timber and recreation, maintaining a connection to the wilder fringes of the region that have shaped the character of those who remain. Life in Shanksville moves with the turning of the seasons, a cycle felt in the way the frost retreats from the valley floor and the quiet persistence of the locals who navigate the modest streets with a practiced, steady grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shanksville-Stonycreek Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 113° SE
United 93 Impact Site (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 003° N
Western Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 002° N
Tower of Voices (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 016° N
State Game Land 093 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 018° N
Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 014° N
Kimberly Run Natural Area (Menser Farm Preserve) (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 249° W
State Game Land 228 (State Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 069° E
Kimberley Run Natural Area (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 254° W
Fort Dewart (Historic Castle / Fort) — 7.9 mi, 075° E
Quemahoning Reservoir (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 340° N
Quemahoning Family Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 340° N
Birdhouse (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 266° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 264° W
Monument for Life (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 294° NW
Shawnee State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 090° E
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 13.7 mi, 033° NE
Meyersdale Area Historical Society (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 203° SW
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 317° NW
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 013° N
Roxbury Bandshell (Theatre) — 19.2 mi, 357° N
Mt. Hope School (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 278° W
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 358° N
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 21.3 mi, 130° SE
Serafina Art Studio (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 090° E
Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 090° E
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 297° NW
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 22.3 mi, 357° N
Lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 087° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 23.4 mi, 019° N

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