Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Swatara Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Dauphin County. The primary coordinates for Swatara Creek places it within the PA 17057 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Swatara Creek |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 72 miles long. Heads on Broad Mountain in Foster Township, flows generally SW past Pine Grove, through Swatara State Park, to the W of Jonestown, N and W of Hershey and Hummelstown, to enter the Susquehanna River at Middletown. |
| History: | In April 2009, the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) considered and rejected a proposal to change this stream's name to Swatara River, citing a lack of a compelling reason to change a longstanding name. |
| County: | Dauphin County |
| Latitude: | 40.18537 |
| Longitude: | -76.7324693 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Swatara Creek: Swatara Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Swatara Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Royalton, PA
(< 0.1 mile) Middletown, PA (1.4 miles N) Goldsboro, PA (2.4 miles SSW) Highspire, PA (3.6 miles WNW) Valley Green, PA (3.6 miles WSW) |
Falmouth, PA
(3.9 miles SSE) York Haven, PA (5.3 miles S) Bressler, PA (5.5 miles WNW) Hummelstown, PA (5.6 miles NNE) Oberlin, PA (5.8 miles NW) |
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Hillsdale Acres, PA
(1.4 miles SE) Meade Heights, PA (1.9 miles NW) Freys Grove, PA (1.9 miles NNE) Jednota, PA (1.9 miles NW) Plainfield, PA (1.9 miles WSW) |
Crest View, PA
(2.4 miles ENE) Round Top Manor, PA (2.4 miles ENE) Greenwood Hills, PA (3.1 miles NW) Clifton, PA (3.1 miles N) Coldsborough Manor, PA (3.6 miles SSW) |
