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Thompsontown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Thompsontown, 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 Thompsontown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Thompsontown, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.565799
Longitude	-77.236131
Population	631
Density	747.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	15753, 17094
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Mifflintown
School District	Juniata County School District

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About Thompsontown, Pennsylvania

Thompsontown is a locality in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 631. The population density is 747.3 people per km². Thompsontown is located at 40.5658°N, 77.2361°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Thompsontown is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 15753, 17094.

Thompsontown occupies a flat, quiet stretch of land defined by the deliberate path of Delaware Creek as it carves through the lower terrain. It lies 25.2 miles north of Carlisle, PA (from Carlisle, PA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 17.7 miles east of Lewistown. The landscape surrounding Thompsontown offers a study in muted greens and earthy browns, where the horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. To the west, the gentle depression of Platte Hollow invites the evening mist to gather among the trees, while a short journey away, the stillness of Little Buffalo Lake provides a reflective contrast to the flowing water nearby. Within the immediate perimeter of the village, Haldemen Park offers a modest expanse of open ground where the light at dusk catches the tall grasses, turning them into pale, flickering ribbons against the darkening woods.

Agriculture and the steady pulse of regional commerce have long anchored the life of Thompsontown, grounding its residents in the practical rhythms of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the valley. While the echoes of early settlement remain visible in the architecture of older structures that line the local thoroughfares, the modern pace is dictated by the quiet passage of vehicles and the maintenance of the land. The economy remains tethered to the industrious legacy of the interior, favoring self-reliance and the careful stewardship of the surrounding fields. Daily existence here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the primary social connection is found in the simple, shared experience of living between the creek and the distant ridgeline, far from the frantic energy of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Haldemen Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 078° E
State Game Land 171 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 134° SE
James C. Nelson Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 1.9 mi, 166° S
Van Dyke Fish Research Station (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 225° SW
Westfall Ridge Prairie (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 344° N
Millerstown Community Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 110° E
Millertown Recreational Park Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 113° SE
Sieber Property Acquisition (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 332° NW
Owl Hollow School (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 117° SE
Little Buffalo State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 162° S
Perry County Council of the Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 138° SE
Miller School (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 123° SE
Civil War Monument (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 166° S
Millersburg Historical Society (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 097° E
Dellville Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 156° SE
Reeds Gap State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 312° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.6 mi, 140° SE · 110k acres
Hawk Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 142° SE
Embassy Theater (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 277° W
Miller Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 277° W
Lewistown Viscose WWII Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 277° W
Penns Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 19.2 mi, 349° N
Thunderbird (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 357° N
Statue of Liberty (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 132° SE
Cave Hill Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 23.9 mi, 174° S
Lore Degenstein Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 050° NE
Liberation Pointe (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 171° S
The Garden Gallery (Gallery) — 25.2 mi, 174° S
The Trout Gallery (Gallery) — 25.3 mi, 175° S
AMC CLASSIC Selinsgrove 12 (Cinema) — 27.0 mi, 048° NE

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