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Tipton Pennsylvania Map

Explore Tipton, 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 Tipton, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Tipton, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.635898
Longitude	-78.295848
Population	826
Density	312.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	16686, 16684
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Hollidaysburg
School District	Bellwood-Antis School District

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About Tipton, Pennsylvania

Tipton is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 826. The population density is 312.4 people per km². Tipton is located at 40.6359°N, 78.2958°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16686, 16684.

Tipton emerges from the earth as a series of low, firm ridges that hold the cooling shadows of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 9.6 miles north-northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 3.8 miles southwest of Tyrone. Tipton Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its waters gathering momentum as they spill toward the lower elevations near Fry Hollow. The air here possesses a crisp, mineral clarity, often carrying the scent of damp shale and pine from the nearby slopes, while the light at dusk turns the heavy, mid-summer foliage into deep, bruised shades of emerald and bronze. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Tipton Reservoir reflects the sky with a mirror-like stillness, providing a steady, silent counterpoint to the movement of the creek.

Industry has long defined the pulse of Tipton, where the legacy of rail and manufacturing left a sturdy, utilitarian mark upon the architecture of the streets. Residents often congregate at the Recreation Complex, a space that serves as a communal anchor for the neighborhood, bridging the gap between the town’s industrial origins and its current, slower pace of life. While the echoes of larger, regional enterprises occasionally drift in from the surrounding valleys, the daily life of Tipton remains tethered to the rhythmic, unhurried demands of the interior landscape. Whether traversing the nearby Indian Trail or simply watching the evening trains pass through the corridor, the people here maintain a quiet connection to the land that is as enduring as the limestone foundations upon which the local houses stand.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Recreation Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 202° S
State Game Land 158 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 304° NW
5th Street Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 226° SW
Bells Gap Railroad Trail (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 219° SW
Reservoir Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 026° NE
Tyrone Historical Society (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 053° NE
Fort Roberdeau Historic Site & Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 160° S
State Game Land 166 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 183° S
Old In-town Altoona airstrip (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 215° SW
Grace Nature Trail (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 040° NE
Wopsononock Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 326° NW
Old Spruce Creek Station (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 101° E
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 222° SW
Wopsononock Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 238° SW
Little Juniata Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 106° E
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 105° E
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 278° W
Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 106° E
Canoe Creek State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 174° S
Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 176° S
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 214° SW
The Lower Trail (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 118° SE
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 12.6 mi, 205° SW
Lincoln Caverns (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 127° SE
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 302° NW
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 232° SW
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 208° SW
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 122° SE
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 233° SW
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 21.6 mi, 154° SE

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