Compass, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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  Compass  Compass | |
| Coordinates: 40°1′21″N 75°56′33″W / 40.02250°N 75.94250°W | |
| 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] |
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]
- ^ "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.