Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Turtle Rock Run is a physical feature (stream) in Chester County. The primary coordinates for Turtle Rock Run places it within the PA 19319 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Turtle Rock Run |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads 1.6 km (1 mi) SW of Whitehorse, flows S and SW to join Ridley Creek just NE of Willistown. |
| History: | "Named because the entire course of the stream runs along the Okehocking Indian Land Grant. It is thought that the word ""Okehocking"" means ""turtle rock"", because of the existence of a turtle-shaped rock situated on a hill overlooking this stream." |
| County: | Chester County |
| Latitude: | 39.9717761 |
| Longitude: | -75.490202 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Turtle Rock Run: Turtle Rock Run.
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 Turtle Rock Run does not include property ownership information.
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Cheyney University, PA
(3.4 miles SW) Cheyney University, PA (3.4 miles SW) Lima, PA (4.5 miles SE) Malvern, PA (4.5 miles NNW) Paoli, PA (4.9 miles N) |
Frazer, PA
(5.5 miles NW) Chester Heights, PA (5.6 miles S) Berwyn, PA (5.8 miles NNE) West Chester, PA (6.1 miles W) Devon, PA (6.3 miles NNE) |
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Willistown, PA
(< 0.1 mile) Deerfield Knoll, PA (< 0.1 mile) Delchester Farm, PA (< 0.1 mile) Penns Preserve at Willistown, PA (< 0.1 mile) Willistown Chase, PA (< 0.1 mile) |
Willistown Hunt, PA
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