Broad Run
Broad Run is a stream in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Broad Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Loudon, as well as near Dutchtown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Loudoun and Parnell Knob.
Fort Loudoun
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Loudoun was a fort in colonial Pennsylvania, one of several forts in colonial America named after John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun. The fort was built in 1756 during the French and Indian War by the Second Battalion of the Pennsylvania Regiment under…
Parnell Knob
Peak
Photo: Calzarette, Public domain.
Parnell Knob is a mountain in the Ridge and Valley Appalachians region of south central Pennsylvania. This knob rises above the village of St. Thomas, where Front Mountain and Broad mountain come together. Parnell Knob is situated 2 miles east of Broad Run.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Loudon and Markes.
Fort Loudon
Hamlet
Fort Loudon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 895.
Markes
Hamlet
Markes is an unincorporated community in Peters Township, Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Markes is situated 3 miles southeast of Broad Run.
Richmond Furnace
Hamlet
Richmond Furnace is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Richmond Furnace is situated 3½ miles north of Broad Run.
Broad Run
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Beark Valley Run”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91287° or 39° 54′ 46″ northLongitude
-77.90139° or 77° 54′ 5″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
87F4W37X+4CGeoNames ID
4556781
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