Compass, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 40°1′21″N 75°56′33″W / 40.02250°N 75.94250°W / 40.02250; -75.94250
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Compass, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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 code(s)484, 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 Pennsylvania Route 10 and Pennsylvania Route 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) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.
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