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Van Meter Pennsylvania Map

Explore Van Meter, 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 Van Meter, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Van Meter, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	40.138962
Longitude	-79.745598
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	15479, 15563
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 Van Meter, Pennsylvania

Van Meter is a locality in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Van Meter is located at 40.1390°N, 79.7456°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 15479, 15563.

Van Meter occupies a narrow shelf of earth where the Youghiogheny River carves a deliberate path through the dense, verdant terrain of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 3.7 miles east-southeast of Rostraver, PA (from Rostraver, PA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of Monessen. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, steep rise of the valley walls, where the shadows of late afternoon stretch long and thin across the dark, silt-heavy banks of the river. Just a mile away, the quiet seclusion of Dutch Hollow offers a break in the topography, while the dense, unmanaged growth of State Game Land 296 provides a sprawling backdrop of timber and brush that breathes a damp, earthen scent into the air. The light in Van Meter often holds a bruised, atmospheric quality, caught between the high ridges and the persistent, slow-moving currents of the water below.

Industry once tethered the people of Van Meter to the extracted wealth of the ground, leaving behind a quietude that now defines the passage of the days. The remnants of coal-era infrastructure still press against the modern silence, marking a time when the rhythm of the locality was dictated by the labor of the mines and the transit of heavy rail. Residents move through the day with a measured, deliberate pace, mindful of the steep grades that lead toward the distant Allegheny Mountains, which appear as a faint, jagged smudge of violet on the eastern horizon. While the bustle of larger centers remains far removed, the presence of the Youghiogheny River provides a constant, murmuring pulse that connects the local history of hard labor to the slow, enduring reclamation of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The McKivens Archipelago (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 001° N
State Game Land 296 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 178° S
Whitsett Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 206° SW
Cedar Creek Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 337° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 333° NW
Westmoreland Land Trust Acquisitions - Phase I (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 340° N
Perryopolis Athletic Field (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 182° S
Gratztown War Memorial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 341° N
Sutersville War Memorial (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 336° NW
That Dance Place (Arts Centre) — 7.9 mi, 268° W
Scottdale War Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 108° E
Blaze the Vulcan (Public Artwork) — 9.0 mi, 235° SW
Family Funscape (Theme Park) — 9.4 mi, 317° NW
Monongahela River, Railroad, and Transportation Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 222° SW
Frank L. Melega Art Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 223° SW
Big Mac Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 013° N
State Game Land 051 (State Resource Management Area) — 14.2 mi, 148° SE
Farmhouse Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 353° N
Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 003° N
Westmoreland Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 043° NE
Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 347° N
Phoenix Big Cinemas North Versailles Stadium 18 (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 353° N
South Park Game Preserve (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.0 mi, 311° NW
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 226° SW
Ohiopyle State Park (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 144° SE
Laurel Ridge State Park (State Park) — 22.8 mi, 120° SE
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 25.7 mi, 175° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 60.1 mi, 177° S · 922k acres

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