Compass, Pennsylvania

Compass, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
PA 10 and PA 340 through Compass
PA 10 and PA 340 through Compass
Compass is located in Pennsylvania
Compass
Compass
Compass is located in the United States
Compass
Compass
Coordinates: 40°1′21″N 75°56′33″W / 40.02250°N 75.94250°W / 40.02250; -75.94250
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyChester
TownshipWest Caln
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes484, 610, 717
GNIS feature ID1172273[1]

Compass is an unincorporated community in West Caln Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Compass is located at the intersection of state routes 10 and 340.[2]

The community was named after the image of a compass on the sign of a tavern.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Compass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Chester County, Pennsylvania Highway Map" (PDF). PennDOT (FTP). 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2013. (To view documents see Help:FTP)
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.
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