Gay map for Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · 39.9526, -75.1652 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In Philadelphia that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

Philadelphia on the map

The map opens centred on Philadelphia at 39.9526, -75.1652. The nearest other city with a page here is Trenton, 28 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other city in Pennsylvania with a page here: Harrisburg.

20 public places in and around Philadelphia are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 community centres, 3 gardens, 3 parks, 3 pubs, 2 cafés, 2 viewpoints and a club. Among them Chapter House Cafe, Cohocksink Community Center and Fluid Nightclub. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around Philadelphia

• Cohocksink Community Center — community centre
• Shepard Recreation Center — park
• Kaufman Garden — garden
• Strawberry Mansion Bridge — viewpoint
• Mix Bar & Grill — bar
• Prohibition Taproom — pub
• Fluid Nightclub — club
• Starbucks — café
• Star Harbor Senior Community — community centre
• Wharton Square — park
• South 6th St. Community Garden — garden
• Lover's Leap — viewpoint
• MilkBoy South Street — bar
• Grace Tavern — pub
• Chapter House Cafe — café
• Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center — community centre
• Suffolk Park — park
• South 22nd and Sears Street Garden — garden
• Vikings High School Club — bar
• Varga — pub

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• Trenton, NJ — 28 mi
• Dover, DE — 58 mi
• New York, NY — 81 mi
• Baltimore, MD — 90 mi
• Harrisburg, PA — 94 mi
• Annapolis, MD — 98 mi

Getting started in Philadelphia

• Open the Philadelphia map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.