Ackerly Creek
Ackerly Creek is a tributary of South Branch Tunkhannock Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 8.7 miles long and flows through South Abington Township, Waverly Township, Glenburn Township, Dalton, and La Plume Township.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Fords Lake.
Fords Lake
Reservoir
Fords Lake is a man made, 67 acres lake with an average depth of 11 feet on Buttermilk Creek in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania constructed in 1995. Owned by the state of Pennsylvania and controlled by the state Fish and Boat Commission, it is used for recreation purposes, such as boating, which is limited to electric powered motors and un-powered boats and for fishing. Fords Lake is situated 4 km southwest of Ackerly Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenburn and Clarks Summit.
Glenburn
Village
Glenburn is a census-designated place in Glenburn Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. It is approximately 10 miles north of downtown Scranton, in the growing suburban area known as the "Abingtons".
Clarks Summit
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Clarks Summit is a borough in Lackawanna County, northwest of Scranton in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 5,108 at the 2020 census. It is also the northern control city of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476, though the official terminus is in adjacent South Abington Township.
Dalton
Village
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Dalton is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is located approximately eight miles north of the city of Scranton in a suburban area known as "the Abingtons." Dalton is also approximately three miles north of Clarks Summit, the hub of the Abington community. Dalton is situated 3 km northwest of Ackerly Creek.
Ackerly Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Lackawanna County, United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Ackerly Creek” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “اكرلي (رافد)”
- Arabic: “اكرلي”
- Cebuano: “Ackerly Creek”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Humphreysville and Waverly.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glenburn Pond and Glenburn Dam.
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