Compass, Pennsylvania

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Compass, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
2022-09-05 14 23 04 View north along Pennsylvania State Route 10 and west along Pennsylvania State Route 340 (Kings Highway) just northwest of Octorara Trail in West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg
PA 10 and PA 340 through Compass
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Coordinates: 40°1′21″N75°56′33″W / 40.02250°N 75.94250°W / 40.02250; -75.94250
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Chester
Township West Caln
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Time zone UTC-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 state routes 10 and 340. [2]

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

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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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