Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor is an unincorporated community located within Conestoga Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the Susquehanna River from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Safe Harbor, PA” and “Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge and Safe Harbor Dam.
Safe Harbor Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Safe Harbor Bridge also known as the Safe Harbor Trestle, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the Conestoga River at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania near the Susquehanna River for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the Susquehanna River.
Safe Harbor Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Safe Harbor Dam is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower Susquehanna River. It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pequea and Martic Forge.
Pequea
Village
Pequea is an unincorporated community that is located in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the Susquehanna River, twelve miles south of Lancaster. Pequea is situated 3 miles south of Safe Harbor.
Martic Forge
Hamlet
Martic Forge is an unincorporated community in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Martic Forge is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the Pequea Creek. Martic Forge is situated 3 miles southeast of Safe Harbor.
Creswell
Hamlet
Creswell is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Creswell is situated 3½ miles northwest of Safe Harbor.
Safe Harbor
Latitude
39.9301° or 39° 55′ 48″ northLongitude
-76.37941° or 76° 22′ 46″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
87F5WJJC+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 158587829OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Safe Harbor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “安全港”
- French: “Safe Harbor”
- Pennsylvania German: “Safe Harbor, Pennsilfaani”
- Pennsylvania German: “Safe Harbor”
- Persian: “سیف هاربور، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “سیف هاربور”
- South Azerbaijani: “سیف هاربور، پنسیلوانیا”
- Urdu: “سیف ہاربر، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “سیف ہاربر”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lockport and Conestoga.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Safe Harbor Arboretum and Green Hill Church.
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