Compass, Pennsylvania

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]

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
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]

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.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.
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