Lower Bear Island
Lower Bear Island is an island in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania. Lower Bear Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Boeckel Landing, as well as near Slab.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Bare Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility and Norman Wood Bridge.
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.
Norman Wood Bridge
Bridge
The Norman Wood Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 372 across the Susquehanna River between York County, Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holtwood and Drumore.
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 2 miles northwest of Lower Bear Island.
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. Drumore is situated 2½ miles east of Lower Bear Island.
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 3 miles north of Lower Bear Island.
Lower Bear Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lower Bear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lower Bear Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boeckel Landing and Slab.
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Highlights include Turkey Island and Little Chestnut Island.
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