Explore Shermans Dale, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shermans Dale, 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 Shermans Dale.
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 | Shermans Dale |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| County | Perry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.324253 |
| Longitude | -77.173037 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 17090 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| County Seat | Bloomfield |
Shermans Dale defines the character of its landscape through the steady, insistent movement of Shermans Creek, which carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 8.5 miles north of Carlisle, PA (from Carlisle, PA: bearing 6°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north of Schlusser. The air here holds a particular weight, cooling quickly as shadows stretch from the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains that frame the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain shifts into the quiet depressions of Rocky Hollow, where the earth seems to hold onto the morning mist long after the sun has climbed high. Residents often find their way toward the green expanse of Carroll Township Community Park, a space that serves as a communal pivot point amidst the surrounding woodlands. While the North Country National Scenic Trail offers a rugged passage for those seeking the deeper silence of the interior, the local pace remains dictated by the seasonal shifts of the soil and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons.
Shermans Dale remains a landscape shaped by the intersection of agrarian roots and the quiet persistence of rural industry. Historical patterns of settlement are etched into the layout of the land, where small-scale farming once served as the primary pulse of the economy, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy barns and cleared fields that contrast with the dense, encroaching forest. Life here feels remarkably self-contained, a rhythm established long ago by those who worked the surrounding timber and fields, and today it persists with an understated gravity. On warmer days, the path toward Negley Pond invites a slower inspection of the geography, revealing the quiet, functional beauty of a region that keeps its own counsel. There is little fanfare in the daily routines of the people, yet there is a distinct, grounded satisfaction in the way the local economy continues to adapt, moving forward without ever losing the essential character of the valley.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shermans Dale, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.324253, -77.173037. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Shermans Dale includes the ZIP code (17090), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Perry County (Bloomfield), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |