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Wattsburg Pennsylvania Map

Explore Wattsburg, 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 Wattsburg, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Wattsburg, Pennsylvania Map

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

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

Latitude	42.003665
Longitude	-79.810884
Population	353
Density	457.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	16442
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Erie
School District	Wattsburg Area School District

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About Wattsburg, Pennsylvania

Wattsburg is a locality in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 353. The population density is 457.4 people per km². Wattsburg is located at 42.0037°N, 79.8109°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wattsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16442.

Wattsburg occupies a quiet expanse of the Pennsylvania interior, where the land settles into a series of measured, fertile elevations that define the local horizon. It lies 13.4 miles south-southeast of Harborcreek, PA (from Harborcreek, PA: bearing 147°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-northeast of Union City. The West Branch French Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters flowing with a persistent, cold clarity that binds the terrain to the broader French Creek Flats. At dusk, the light here loses its sharpness, settling into a heavy, amber glow that clings to the stalks of late-season corn and highlights the muted, earthy tones of the fields. Residents move through the day with an awareness of the nearby Harwood Tri-Community Park, a space that serves as the silent, green anchor for the immediate surroundings. Though the Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, hazy suggestion far beyond the skyline, the immediate topography possesses a sturdy, grounded persistence that feels entirely sufficient unto itself.

Wattsburg maintains a rhythm dictated by the soil and the slow, cyclical demands of a rural economy that has long favored agriculture over the frantic pace of industrial centers. The history of the area is inscribed in the wood-frame structures and the pragmatic layout of the roads, which seem to follow the natural logic of the water rather than the ambitions of distant planners. While the proximity to Findley Lake offers a local destination for those seeking the stillness of deeper, standing water, the focus remains on the immediate work of the valley. Life here is defined by a deep-seated consistency, a quiet adherence to patterns established generations ago, and an economy that relies on the steady, unspectacular yield of the land. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand shifts, but by the subtle changes in the grain of the wood and the deepening of the shadows across the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harwood Tri-Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 000° N
Old State Line Historical Marker (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
French Creek Flats (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 120° SE
Lunger (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 197° S
Union City Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 238° SW
State Game Land 167 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 093° E
State Game Land 162 (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 178° S
Venango Township Community Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 336° NW
Colt's Station (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 355° N
Hornby School Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 340° N
Jon's Fish Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 099° E
The Judson House (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 244° SW
Corry Area Historical Society (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 120° SE
The Eagle Hotel (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 244° SW
Painted Finch Gallery (Gallery) — 10.4 mi, 123° SE
Glenhill Farmhouse (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 312° NW
Penn State Behrend Studio Theatre (Theatre) — 12.0 mi, 312° NW
Mary Behrend Monument (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 312° NW
Yahn Planetarium of Harborcreek (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 311° NW
Mary D'Angelo Peforming Arts Center (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 299° NW
Bastion Studios (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 300° NW
City Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 301° NW
Erie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.0 mi, 211° SW · 18k acres
Hammermill Three Sister Stacks (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 308° NW
Graffiti Wall (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 300° NW
Erie Arts & Culture (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 302° NW
Presque Isle State Park (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 308° NW
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 30.0 mi, 140° SE · 514k acres
Allegheny National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 31.5 mi, 126° SE · 24k acres
Hickory Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.8 mi, 131° SE · 8,633 acres

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