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Shelltown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Shelltown, 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 Shelltown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Shelltown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.456462
Longitude	-78.206399
Population	56
Density	1351.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16693
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Williamsburg Community School District

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About Shelltown, Pennsylvania

Shelltown is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 1351.4 people per km². Shelltown is located at 40.4565°N, 78.2064°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Shelltown asserts its presence upon a landscape defined by the rhythmic folding of the earth, where the low ridges of the inland plateau create a quiet theater for the shifting light of the seasons. It lies 10.8 miles east-southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-northeast of Hollidaysburg. The Frankstown Branch Juniata River carves a deliberate path through the terrain just a mile from the center, its waters reflecting the gray, somber clouds that often gather before brushing against the distant, hazy heights of the Allegheny Mountains. Only two miles distant, the Ganister Blue Hole offers a still, deep contrast to the flowing river, its surface a dark mirror that captures the stillness of the surrounding woodland. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the geography opens into the broad, fertile expanse of Turkey Valley, where the morning mist clings to the low-lying fields like a heavy, cool shroud before the sun gains its full strength.

Shelltown maintains an economy long tethered to the stubborn, productive soil and the legacy of regional industry that once powered the state’s interior. Generations have spent their working lives navigating the demands of the land and the local rail lines, fostering a temperament that favors steady persistence over sudden change. Residents often seek respite at Riverside Park, a place where the proximity of the river provides a necessary cadence to the weekend, while those looking for more rigorous terrain occasionally venture toward the Sheep Rock Trail to traverse the higher ridges. The social fabric of Shelltown remains quiet and deliberate, characterized by a persistent loyalty to the rhythms of the seasons and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines its streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Riverside Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 025° NE
Recreation Drive Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 043° NE
Lower Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 006° N
State Game Land 147 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 315° NW
State Game Land 118 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 086° E
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 292° W
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 302° NW
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 144° SE
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 156° SE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 267° W
Brush Mountain Woodlands (Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 282° W
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 063° NE
Trough Creek State Park (State Park) — 8.8 mi, 151° SE
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 8.8 mi, 154° SE
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 030° NE
Hawn's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 101° E
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 10.0 mi, 276° W
The Paper Trail (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 078° E
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 025° NE
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 073° E
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 024° NE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 022° N
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 292° W
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 316° NW
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 258° W
Former Phillips Sand Co. (2 Plants) (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 109° E
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 108° E
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 353° N
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 108° E
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 356° N

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