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Washington Crossing Pennsylvania Map

Explore Washington Crossing, 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 Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Washington Crossing
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Bucks County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.293441
Longitude	-74.870442
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	18977
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Doylestown

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About Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

Washington Crossing is a locality in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Washington Crossing is located at 40.2934°N, 74.8704°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18977.

Washington Crossing anchors itself upon the fertile banks where the Delaware River carves a slow, deliberate path through the verdant Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 4.4 miles north of Lower Makefield, PA (from Lower Makefield, PA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 8.5 miles northwest of Trenton. The land surrounding Washington Crossing rises in gentle swells of earth, covered in thick groves of deciduous trees that cast long, amber shadows as the sun dips toward the horizon. Here, the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park provides a quiet corridor for those who walk the towpath, tracing the liquid silver of the waterway as it moves past the churning white foam of Scudders Falls. While the distant Appalachian Mountains remain a mere suggestion of blue against the far sky, the immediate terrain holds a quiet, heavy stillness, broken only by the rhythmic rustle of leaves or the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the canopy. The air often carries the damp, sweet scent of river-fed soil, a grounding presence that persists even as the modern world hums along the nearby arterial roads.

History remains a living presence in Washington Crossing, defined by the enduring memory of a cold, decisive winter night that turned the tide of a revolution. Where once the weight of military ambition pressed against the icy currents, the local economy now reflects a shift toward the preservation of heritage and the gentle commerce of a region that values its agrarian roots. Visitors frequent the park grounds to walk the very earth where soldiers once gathered, finding that the landscape retains a stark, unvarnished character that resists the encroaching sprawl. Life in Washington Crossing moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of the Delaware River and the quiet dignity of the surrounding woodlands, where the changing seasons dictate the tempo of the day more surely than any clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Washington Crossed the Delaware (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 340° N
Washington Crossing State Park (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 027° NE
Washington and His Army Crossed the Delaware (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 039° NE
Scenic Overlook - Delaware River (Viewpoint) — 0.4 mi, 025° NE
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 129° SE
Washington Crossing Open Air Theater (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 028° NE
Mill Pond (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 198° S
Banchoff Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 131° SE
Hopewell Valley Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 005° N
Baldpate Mountain (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 334° NW
Makefield Highlands Golf Club (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 175° S
Mountain View Golf (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 113° SE
Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 046° NE
Lipp/Lewellen Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 046° NE
Woodland Hills Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 199° S
Sleepy Hollow Hayride (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 233° SW
Hopewell Township Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 052° NE
Golden Spiral (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 107° E
Don Evan's Black Box Theater (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 108° E
The Sarnoff Collection (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 108° E
John A. Roebling (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 132° SE
House 6 (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 132° SE
Ellarslie (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 133° SE
Houe 8 (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 132° SE
Friends of the Delaware Canal (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 318° NW
Zlock Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 234° SW
The Bucks County Children's Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 319° NW
Tyler Park Equipment Rental (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 232° SW
Meredith Havens Fire Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 130° SE
Lingzi Art Center (Arts Centre) — 7.7 mi, 184° S

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