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South Philipsburg Pennsylvania Map

Explore South Philipsburg, 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 South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

How to Use This South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	South Philipsburg
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Centre County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.885891
Longitude	-78.220847
Population	387
Density	570.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16866
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Bellefonte
School District	Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District

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About South Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

South Philipsburg is a locality in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 387. The population density is 570.3 people per km². South Philipsburg is located at 40.8859°N, 78.2208°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16866.

South Philipsburg occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Moshannon Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 19.9 miles west-northwest of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 0.7 miles south of Philipsburg. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains. To the west, the topography dips into the quiet seclusion of Crowns Nest Hollow, while the nearby Rush Township Park provides a flat, open respite where the wind carries the scent of damp shale and pine. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land rises in stubborn, forested tiers, eventually yielding to the deep, verdant expanse of the Moshannon State Forest.

South Philipsburg retains the quiet, unvarnished character of a place built upon the extraction of earth’s deep-buried resources, where the remnants of coal-driven industry still color the local memory. The rhythm of daily life moves with a steady, pragmatic gravity, echoing the industrious pulse that once dictated the growth of these hills. Residents often find their way toward the Philipsburg Reservoir, a three-mile journey that offers a stillness contrasting with the industrious legacies of the region. On weekends, the local pace shifts toward the outdoors, where those seeking the quietude of the woods might head toward the Slide Hollow Trail to traverse the uneven, timbered slopes. It is a place of enduring, utilitarian beauty, where the landscape demands a certain resilience from those who dwell within its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Homer Maney Memorial Field (Private Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 331° NW
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 352° N
Philipsburg (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 001° N
John Henry Simler House (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 356° N
Cold Stream Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 073° E
State Game Land 033 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 096° E
Halehurst (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 011° N
Slab Town Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 017° N
Railroad Street Memorial Park & Ballfields (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 225° SW
Moshannon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 056° NE
Morris Township Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 360° N
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 083° E
Beaver Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 081° E
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 083° E
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 13.0 mi, 181° S
Halfmoon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 13.2 mi, 112° E
Wopsononock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 221° SW
Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 310° NW
The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 310° NW
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 184° S
Karthaus Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 019° N
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 240° SW
Caterpillar (Public Artwork) — 19.2 mi, 107° E
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 19.3 mi, 108° E
Playhouse Theater (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 108° E
Recital Hall (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 108° E
Edwin W. Zoller Gallery (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 107° E
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 19.5 mi, 000° N
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 220° SW
Restricted Area (State Wilderness) — 23.2 mi, 359° N

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