Griffin
Griffin is a hamlet in Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Griffin is situated nearby to the hamlet Rocks Works, as well as near Masontown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Masontown Bridge and Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station.
Masontown Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Deigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Masontown Bridge is a four-lane, concrete, plate girder bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between Masontown, Pennsylvania and Monongahela Township, Pennsylvania, by way of Pennsylvania Route 21. Masontown Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Griffin.
Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station
Photo: ENERGY.GOV, Public domain.
Hatfield's Ferry Power Station was a 1.7-gigawatt, coal power plant located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The plant was operated by FirstEnergy. It began operations in 1969 and was shut down in 2013. Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Griffin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masontown and Leckrone.
Masontown
Town
Masontown is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population of the borough was 3,274 at the 2020 census.
Leckrone
Hamlet
Leckrone is an unincorporated community that is located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is situated 1.9 miles northeast of Masontown. Leckrone has a post office, with ZIP code 15454. Leckrone is situated 2 miles northeast of Griffin.
Martin
Hamlet
Martin is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Monongahela River and Pennsylvania Route 166, 2.9 miles south of Masontown. Martin has a post office, with ZIP code 15460. Martin is situated 2½ miles southwest of Griffin.
Griffin
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.84008° or 39° 50′ 24″ northLongitude
-79.89144° or 79° 53′ 29″ westElevation
948 feet (289 metres)Open location code
87F2R4R5+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 158499187OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4558410
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