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Smethport Pennsylvania Map

Explore Smethport, 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 Smethport, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Smethport, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.811175
Longitude	-78.444741
Population	1,436
Density	329.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	16749
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Smethport
School District	Smethport Area School District

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About Smethport, Pennsylvania

Smethport is a locality in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,436. The population density is 329.8 people per km². Smethport is located at 41.8112°N, 78.4447°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Smethport is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16749.

Smethport emerges from the verdant, high-altitude folds of the Allegheny Plateau, where the landscape is defined by deep, shadowed ravines and the persistent, silver-threaded movement of Marvin Creek. It lies 27.2 miles north-northeast of Saint Marys, PA (from Saint Marys, PA: bearing 13°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east of McKean. The surrounding topography leans into the rugged isolation of Gifford Hollow, where the air holds a crisp, perennial chill and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the dense, timbered slopes. Just nine miles away, the sprawling expanse of Susquehanna State Forest anchors the horizon, while the quiet, sheltered waters of Simpson Cove remain a hidden presence in the nearby woods. Within the center of the borough, Smethport Community Park offers a flat, manicured contrast to the wilder, vertical inclinations of the terrain, providing a space where the rhythm of the day slows to the pace of drifting leaves and the soft, steady hum of the creek.

Smethport retains the architectural dignity of a nineteenth-century county seat, its Victorian houses and brick facades standing as silent witnesses to an era of prosperity born from the timber and oil industries that once fueled the regional economy. These legacies of extraction and commerce have left a particular texture on the streets, where the ambition of grand, ornate buildings meets the pragmatic, enduring spirit of a place that has learned to thrive in its own quietude. The local character is tempered by the gravity of the Allegheny Mountains, which loom on the distant horizon like a dark, serrated boundary against the sky. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, anchored by the heritage of the plateau and the persistent, natural flow of the local waterways that dictate the boundaries of growth and the seasonal habits of those who call Smethport home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

302 W. Green St. (Attraction) — 0.0 mi, 031° NE
Smethport Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 168° S
Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 241° SW
Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 246° SW
802 W Main St. (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 251° W
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 206° SW
Sunset Vue Campground (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 061° NE
State Game Land 062 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 243° SW
State Game Land 061 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 103° E
Kinzua Bridge State Park (State Park) — 7.6 mi, 240° SW
Kinzua Skywalk Platform (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 245° SW
Knox & Kane Railroad Corridor (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 244° SW
Clarion Junction Forest (Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 212° SW
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 284° W · 514k acres
Penn-Brad Oil Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 303° NW
Elk State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 202° S
Zippo/Case Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 311° NW
Bradford Main Street Movie House (Cinema) — 14.4 mi, 314° NW
Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 313° NW
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 313° NW
Taylor Cub Monument (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 309° NW
Tri County Arts Council (Arts Centre) — 18.4 mi, 002° N
Cutco Theater (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 003° N
Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center (Stadium) — 18.7 mi, 354° N
Regina A Quick Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 18.7 mi, 354° N
Francis and Clare (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 354° N
Allegheny National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 23.5 mi, 293° NW · 24k acres
Quaker Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 23.7 mi, 306° NW
Tionesta National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 26.7 mi, 245° SW · 4,111 acres
Allegheny, Pennsylvania Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.7 mi, 274° W · 35k acres

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