Benton
Benton is a hamlet in Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Benton is situated nearby to the village Drumore, as well as near the hamlet Coyne Lock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station and Unit 1.
Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
Photo: Mr. Matté, Public domain.
The Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is an American nuclear power plant that is located 50 miles southeast of Harrisburg in Peach Bottom Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
Unit 1
Building
Photo: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CC BY 2.0.
Unit 1 is a building, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Benton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumore and Peach Bottom.
Drumore
Village
Drumore is an unincorporated community in Drumore Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drumore is located at the intersection of Port Deposit Road and Fishing Creek Road, along the east bank of the Susquehanna River at the mouth of Fishing Creek.
Peach Bottom
Hamlet
Lancaster is a city of around 59,000 people in Lancaster County in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is one of the oldest inland towns in the United States, and the center of an area inhabited by many members of the Amish community. Peach Bottom is situated 2 miles southeast of Benton.
Wakefield
Hamlet
Wakefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place within Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 609. Wakefield is situated 4 miles east of Benton.
Benton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Drumore Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.77649° or 39° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
-76.25107° or 76° 15′ 4″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)United Nations Location Code
US BT8Open location code
87F5QPGX+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 157574107OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4556516
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