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Wells Tannery Pennsylvania Map

Explore Wells Tannery, 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 Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania Map

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

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	Wells Tannery
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Fulton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.091194
Longitude	-78.166398
Population	101
Density	79.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	16691
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	McConnellsburg
School District	Forbes Road School District

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About Wells Tannery, Pennsylvania

Wells Tannery is a locality in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 101. The population density is 79.6 people per km². Wells Tannery is located at 40.0912°N, 78.1664°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16691.

Wells Tannery emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the Laurel Fork cuts a persistent path through the earth. It lies 28.8 miles west-northwest of Chambersburg, PA (from Chambersburg, PA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east-northeast of Bedford. The air here holds a crisp, persistent clarity, cooling quickly as the sun dips behind the distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains. Deep within the expanse of Buchanan State Forest, the terrain is defined by a rugged, rhythmic rising and falling of ground that shelters the local flora in a permanent, moss-dampened twilight. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Lake Groundhog reflect the changing colors of the canopy, acting as a still mirror for the passing clouds that drift above the canopy of oak and hemlock.

Wells Tannery retains the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of earlier, industrial generations, its identity inextricably linked to the resources of the surrounding woodlands. Residents often find their way to the Meredith Trail, where the path winds through the quietude of the woods, offering a reprieve from the daily tasks that occupy the valley floor. While the pace of life in Coles Valley remains steady and unadorned, the echoes of a resource-driven past remain visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture that defines the local streetscape. Here, the economy and the spirit of the people are shaped by the seasons, moving in accordance with the slow maturation of the forest and the steady, cold flow of the nearby streams.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buchanan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Wells Tannery Community Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 146° SE
Hang gliding launch site (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 266° W
Oregon Camp (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 162° S
State Game Land 261 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 292° W
Huntingdon Square Playground (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 016° N
Warriors Path State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 328° NW
Raystown Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 330° NW
Raystown Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.2 mi, 343° N
Trough Creek Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 11.1 mi, 350° N
Everett Area Honor Roll (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 242° SW
Captain Phillips' Rangers Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 336° NW
Post Office and General Store (Historic Ruins) — 13.5 mi, 029° NE
Cowans Gap State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 122° SE
East Broad Top Railroad (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 054° NE
Rockhill Trolley Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 054° NE
Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 254° W
Serafina Art Studio (Gallery) — 18.6 mi, 255° W
Three Crosses of Mapleton (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 031° NE
Mapleton Historical Society (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 030° NE
World War 2 Memorial (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 030° NE
Martin Hill Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 26.3 mi, 225° SW
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 327° NW
Hancock Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 182° S
Golden Tiger Statue (Public Artwork) — 27.1 mi, 333° NW
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 112° E
Voila! Children's Art & Creativity Center (Arts Centre) — 28.9 mi, 112° E
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 28.9 mi, 335° NW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 37.3 mi, 108° E · 110k acres
George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 68.8 mi, 196° S · 1.1M acres

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