Pennsylvania Gazetteer
Panther Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Lackawanna County. The primary coordinates for Panther Creek places it within the PA 18407 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Panther Creek |
| Category: | Pennsylvania physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 1.8 mi. long; heads at Panther Bluff Pond in Clinton Township, flows N then W into Fell Township to enter the Lackawanna River 1 mi. NE of Simpson. |
| History: | Named for the now-extinct Eastern Mountain Lion, “commonly called the panther by local residents. |
| County: | Lackawanna County |
| Latitude: | 41.60372 |
| Longitude: | -75.46909 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Panther Creek: Panther 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 Panther Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Simpson, PA
(1.4 miles SW) Vandling, PA (1.9 miles N) Carbondale, PA (2.7 miles SW) Forest City, PA (3.4 miles N) Browndale, PA (3.4 miles N) |
Waymart, PA
(3.6 miles ESE) Mayfield, PA (5.6 miles SW) Jermyn, PA (6.4 miles SW) Prompton, PA (7.6 miles E) Union Dale, PA (7.9 miles N) |
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Whites Crossing, PA
(1.4 miles SSW) Richmondale, PA (2.4 miles NNW) Forest City Station, PA (3.4 miles N) Childs, PA (4.3 miles SW) Birchtown, PA (4.3 miles NW) |
Keen, PA
(4.9 miles E) Spencers Corners, PA (5.1 miles W) Coggins Corner, PA (5.1 miles E) Dundaff, PA (5.5 miles NW) Aldenville, PA (6.3 miles ENE) |
