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Tarrs Pennsylvania Map

Explore Tarrs, 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 Tarrs, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Tarrs, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.170072
Longitude	-79.598095
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15679, 15688
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Greensburg

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About Tarrs, Pennsylvania

Tarrs is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Tarrs is located at 40.1701°N, 79.5981°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15679, 15688.

Tarrs emerges from the landscape as a quiet junction of earth and infrastructure, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of Buffalo Run as it carves a path through the terrain. It lies 9.6 miles south-southwest of Greensburg, PA (from Greensburg, PA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west-northwest of Mount Pleasant Westmoreland County. The local topography is anchored by the deep, verdant depression of Leighty Hollow, which pulls the surrounding land into a slow, rhythmic contour. Here, the air holds a heavy, earthen stillness that seems to linger long after the sun dips behind the distant silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. On clear afternoons, the light catches the low-lying grasses in a way that suggests a landscape waiting for the turn of a season, while the nearby Hunker Borough Playground provides a singular, manicured contrast to the wilder, unkempt growth along the creek banks.

Industrial ambition once tethered the identity of Tarrs to the rails and the coal seams that defined the regional economy, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian architecture that remains etched into the local character. While the roar of heavy industry has faded into the quiet hum of modern transit, the residents maintain a connection to the land that reflects the long-standing agricultural and extractive history of this plateau. A short journey away, the Bridgeport Reservoir holds a mirror to the sky, serving as a reminder of the water that sustains the valley, while the distant, rushing sound of Creek Falls punctuates the silence of the surrounding woods. Daily life in Tarrs moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, content in its position away from the frantic sprawl of the larger cities to the west.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hunker Borough Playground (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 339° N
Geary St. Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 110° E
Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 116° SE
Scottdale War Memorial (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 173° S
Westmoreland Open Space (Local Recreation) — 4.9 mi, 111° E
State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 220° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 068° E
The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 262° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 271° W
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 9.5 mi, 017° N
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 013° N
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 335° NW
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 331° NW
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 15.0 mi, 289° W
Roaring Run Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.2 mi, 117° SE
Farmhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 15.6 mi, 322° NW
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 15.9 mi, 261° W
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 161° S
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 245° SW
Phoenix Big Cinemas North Versailles Stadium 18 (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 325° NW
Powder Mill Nature Reserve (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 092° E
Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 320° NW
Tipping Bucket (Attraction) — 17.7 mi, 070° E
Soak Zone (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 070° E
Wild Mouse (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 070° E
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 138° SE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 27.8 mi, 188° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 61.8 mi, 178° S · 922k acres

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