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Thompson Pennsylvania Map

Explore Thompson, 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 Thompson, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Thompson, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	41.863656
Longitude	-75.514124
Population	254
Density	191.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15010, 18465
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Beaver
School District	Susquehanna Community School District

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About Thompson, Pennsylvania

Thompson is a locality in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 191.5 people per km². Thompson is located at 41.8637°N, 75.5141°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Thompson is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15010, 18465.

Thompson emerges from the verdant landscape as a quiet assembly of rooftops and roads, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Thompson Run as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 13.4 miles south of New Castle, PA (from New Castle, PA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-northeast of Brighton. The terrain surrounding Thompson is characterized by a deliberate, measured elevation, where the land rises into subtle ridges that hint at the distant presence of the Allegheny Mountains far to the east. A mile away, the silvered surface of Big Beaver Pond reflects the shifting moods of the sky, while the nearby Homewood Falls provides a constant, low-frequency pulse to the atmosphere, its water tumbling over stone with an ancient, unhurried persistence. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline influence, carrying instead the scent of damp moss and the deep, dark loam of the inland plateau.

Thompson bears the marks of a region that has long balanced its industrial heritage with the slow, steady cycle of the seasons. Residents move with an awareness of the nearby Beaver County Park Property, a sprawling expanse that serves as a communal buffer against the encroaching pace of modern industry. While the economic echoes of the broader region once leaned heavily on the forge and the furnace, Thompson maintains a more modest, localized rhythm, where the day-to-day work of maintenance and small-scale enterprise defines the character of the streetscape. The quietude of the surroundings, punctuated by the occasional sound of water moving over the rocks of the nearby Slippery Rock Creek Gorge, fosters a sense of permanence that seems to settle over the houses each evening as the light fades into a deep, bruised gray.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rail Trail of Northeastern Pa. (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 352° N
Florence Shelly Preserve (Thompson Wetlands) (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 026° NE
Thompson Wetlands (Florence Shelly Preserve) (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 026° NE
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 355° N
Starrucca Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 040° NE
State Game Land 236 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 189° S
State Game Land 326 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 199° S
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 313° NW
Priesthood Restoration Site (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 314° NW
Maple Tree Grove (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 315° NW
Banks Susquehanna River (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 312° NW
Cat Hollow State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 022° N
County Of Broome Land (Local Park) — 11.6 mi, 325° NW
Whitaker Swamp State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.7 mi, 020° N
Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 062° NE
The Camptons (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 063° NE
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 063° NE
Trout Brook Studios (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 063° NE
I Love NY Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 308° NW
Prompton State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 152° SE
A Very Old Barn (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 281° W
Old stone bridge (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 159° S
Lackawanna State Park (State Park) — 20.8 mi, 205° SW
H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 219° SW
Unknown Structure (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 173° S
Birthplace of First Aid (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 185° S
Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 202° S
The Forum Performing Arts Theater (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 309° NW
The Bundy Museum of History and Art (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 308° NW
Big Indian Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 42.0 mi, 078° E

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