|
Halfway Lake (Pennsylvania)
Halfway Lake is a lake in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, Union County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Halfway Lake is the main focus of R. B. Winter State Park. The lake is filled by spring-fed mountain streams. It was formed by a man-made sandstone dam. The water temperature is usually approximately 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) due to much of the lake being filled with water from directly underground. There is an Artesian aquifer, artesian spring, ''Little Bubbler'', that comes up through the sand on the west end of the beach at the park."R.B. Winter State Park". Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/Parks/rbwinter.aspx. Retrieved 2006-11-21. Activities Swimming is permitted, but there are no lifeguards posted at the beach as of 2008. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania
Hartley Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated village of Laurelton, where the office for Bald Eagle State Forest is located, is in the township. R. B. Winter State Park, one of 120 Pennsylvania state parks, is in Hartley Township. History The Millmont Red Bridge and Halfway Lake Dam are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.15%) is water. Hartley Township is bordered by Centre County to the northwest, Lewis Township to the east, Snyder County to the south and Mifflin County to the west. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 648 households, and 473 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.5 people per square mile (8.3/km2). There were 1,139 housing units at an average density of 14.3/sq mi ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |