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Sproul Pennsylvania Map

Explore Sproul, 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 Sproul, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Sproul, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.272577
Longitude	-78.46057
Population	191
Density	1993.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16625, 16682
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Claysburg-Kimmel School District

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About Sproul, Pennsylvania

Sproul is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 1993.1 people per km². Sproul is located at 40.2726°N, 78.4606°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16625, 16682.

Sproul sits amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Beaverdam Creek, which carves a narrow path through the dense, deciduous canopy of the surrounding terrain. It lies 17.4 miles south-southwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 192°T), and is situated 5.7 miles southwest of Roaring Spring. The atmosphere in Sproul is often heavy with the scent of damp loam and cooling stone, particularly as the shadows stretch long from the distant, hazy heights of the Allegheny Mountains. To the east, the topography transitions into the rugged, shadowed depths of Wolf Hollow, where the air holds a sharper chill and the light seems to filter through the trees in muted, slate-gray tones. The immediate environment is defined by the expansive, untamed terrain of State Game Land 041, which provides a sprawling buffer of woodland that dictates the quiet, deliberate pace of the local environment.

Sproul maintains a character forged by the remnants of industrial labor and the steady, quiet endurance of those who work the land. The economy has shifted away from the heavy extraction that once defined the region, moving instead toward a more modest reliance on the timber and game resources found within the vast expanse of State Game Land 041. While the bustle of larger, more distant hubs feels worlds away, the residents of Sproul look toward the seasonal cycles of the woods and the occasional trek toward the waters of Portage Reservoir as the primary markers of their year. There is a profound sense of isolation here, an independence born from the sheer density of the timber and the way the land keeps its own counsel, leaving the people of Sproul to measure their time by the changing colors of the leaves and the steady, unceasing movement of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Game Land 041 (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 110° E
Claysburg Area Community Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 013° N
Kimmel Township Community Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 248° W
Blue Knob State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 282° W
State Game Land 147 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 026° NE
Pavia (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 275° W
Woodbury Pike Community Center Playground (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 120° SE
Lost Cox Children Monument (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 282° W
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 004° N
Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 095° E
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.9 mi, 111° E
Warriors Path State Park (State Park) — 11.1 mi, 115° SE
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 105° E
Golden Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 015° N
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 13.3 mi, 095° E
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 026° NE
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 14.0 mi, 250° W
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 14.1 mi, 014° N
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 333° NW
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 342° N
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 16.5 mi, 286° W
Lime kiln (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 182° S
Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 286° W
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 011° N
Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 187° S
Serafina Art Studio (Gallery) — 17.7 mi, 188° S
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 17.8 mi, 032° NE
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 330° NW
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 320° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 56.3 mi, 115° SE · 110k acres

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