Compass,_Pennsylvania Knowpia

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 edit

^ "Compass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Chester County, Pennsylvania Highway Map (PDF) (Map). PennDOT. 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 26.

Compass, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
PA 10 and PA 340 through Compass
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Coordinates: 40°1′21″N 75°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 ID	1172273^[1]