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Tunkhannock
Tunkhannock may refer to the following places in Pennsylvania: * Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, a borough in Wyoming County * Tunkhannock Creek (Susquehanna River) *Tunkhannock Creek (Tobyhanna Creek) Tunkhannock Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Tobyhanna Creek in the The Poconos, Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Ge ... * Tunkhannock Viaduct, a railroad bridge in Wyoming County {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunkhannock Creek (Susquehanna River)
Tunkhannock Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Susquehanna River in Northeastern Pennsylvania. English translations of the Lenni-Lenape ''Tunkhannock'' vary, including "meeting of the waters", "small stream", "wilderness stream", and "wooded stream". Most sources note, however, that ''hanna'', as in Susque-, Toby-, Loyal-, Tunk''hannock'', and Lacka''wanna'', suggests "moving water." Tunkhannock Creek is traced northeast along PA Highway 92 to its source of Cheraine Pond near Jackson. It has an eastern branch that rises in Herrick Township to the east and north of Elk Mountain and a southern branch that rises near Montdale in Scott Township. Tunkhannock Creek's major tributaries include, Nine Partners Creek, East Branch Tunkhannock Creek, Horton Creek, Martins Creek, Hop Bottom Creek, and South Branch Tunkhannock Creek. The Erie Lackawanna Railway Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter & Gamble plant in nearby Washington Township. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 1,766. It is the county seat of Wyoming County. Tunkhannock is in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name ''Tunkhannock'' is derived from the ''Minsi-Len'api'' term ''Ptuk'hanna'unk'', which means "Bend-in-river-place," especially to the town's west, upstream at the radical bend called "The Neck." Modern Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, The Tunkhannock Historic District, bounded by Tioga, Pine, and Harrison Sts and Wyoming Ave, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in August 2005. Tunkhannock is northwest of Allentown and northwest of New York City. General information *Area Code: 570 Exchanges: 836 and 996 *ZIP code: 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunkhannock Creek (Tobyhanna Creek)
Tunkhannock Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Tobyhanna Creek in the The Poconos, Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. Tunkhannock Creek joins Tobyhanna Creek near Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, Blakeslee in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Monroe County. U.S. Geological SurveGauging Station 01447680is located approximately upstream of this confluence. See also * List of rivers of Pennsylvania References External links U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Tributaries of the Lehigh River Rivers of Pennsylvania Pocono Mountains Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
