Griffin

Griffin is a hamlet in Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania. Griffin is situated nearby to the hamlet Rocks Works, as well as near Masontown.

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. The plant was eventually demolished in 2023. Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Griffin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masontown and Leckrone.

Masontown

Town

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-79.89144° or 79° 53′ 29″ west

Elevation

948 feet (289 metres)

Open location code

87F2R4R5+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158499187

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4558410

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