Forsythe
Forsythe is an islet in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania. Forsythe is situated nearby to the village Drumore, as well as near the hamlet Fernglen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Forsythe Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility and Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station.
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility
Power station
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility is a pumped-storage hydroelectric generation facility in Drumore Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Constructed by the Philadelphia Electric Company and completed in 1968, Muddy Run was the largest pumped-storage facility in the world.
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. Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2½ miles south of Forsythe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumore and Holtwood.
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.
Holtwood
Hamlet
Holtwood is an unincorporated community in Martic Township, Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Holtwood is the site of the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant, along the Susquehanna River. Holtwood is situated 3½ miles northwest of Forsythe.
Bethesda
Hamlet
Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is situated at the junction between Township Road 432 and|Lancaster County]], in Pennsylvania. It is situated at the junction between T-432 and Pennsylvania Route 372. Bethesda is situated 4 miles north of Forsythe.
Forsythe
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.79211° or 39° 47′ 32″ northLongitude
-76.28181° or 76° 16′ 55″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87F5QPR9+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 157128554OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Forsythe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forsythe”
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