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Sterling Pennsylvania Map

Explore Sterling, 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 Sterling, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Sterling, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.830337
Longitude	-78.341962
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16651, 18463
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Clearfield

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About Sterling, Pennsylvania

Sterling is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Sterling is located at 40.8303°N, 78.3420°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16651, 18463.

Sterling commands a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania landscape where the earth rises and falls in long, rhythmic folds of soil and shale. It lies 21.7 miles north of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 7°T), and is situated 7.8 miles southwest of Philipsburg. Beaver Run cuts a persistent, silver-threaded path through the terrain, its waters carving a narrow corridor through the brush that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains, which stand as a ragged violet line against the fading afternoon sky. Only a mile away, the quiet boundaries of Unknown Park offer a sanctuary of thick hardwoods and brush, while the surface of Osceola Reservoir sits four miles to the west, reflecting the heavy, colorless clouds that often drift over this inland plateau.

Sterling carries the weight of a slow-turning history, where the economy has long favored the patient labor of agriculture and the modest yields of the surrounding woodland. The local character is defined by a deep, ingrained endurance, mirrored in the way the light catches the frost on the fields during the long winters. Seven miles away, the depression of Pool Hollow serves as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped the region, grounding the residents in a landscape that demands both respect and resilience. Life in Sterling moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a steady cycle of growth and harvest that remains largely untouched by the frenetic pulse of the distant, bustling world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
Brisbin Dam Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 319° NW
Houtzdale Little League Field (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 238° SW
Houtzdale Woodward Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 236° SW
State Game Land 060 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 162° S
Moshannon State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 127° SE
Wopsononock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 202° S
Moshannon Valley Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 054° NE
John Henry Simler House (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 054° NE
Philipsburg (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 054° NE
Halehurst (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 054° NE
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 11.0 mi, 147° SE
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 241° SW
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 154° SE
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 209° SW
Black Moshannon State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 071° E
Ritz Theater (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 339° N
The Liddle Gallery (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 339° N
Beaver Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 15.2 mi, 070° E
Carnivorous Pitcher Plant (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 072° E
Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 307° NW
Halfmoon Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 093° E
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 145° SE
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 144° SE
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 20.2 mi, 190° S
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 188° S
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 24.2 mi, 015° N
Matson Museum of Anthropology (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 095° E
Restricted Area (State Wilderness) — 27.5 mi, 011° N
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 44.1 mi, 329° NW · 514k acres

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