Asherton
Asherton is a hamlet in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Asherton is situated nearby to the hamlet Patricksburg, as well as near Fishers Ferry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Selinsgrove Speedway and Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion.
Selinsgrove Speedway
Sports venue
Selinsgrove Speedway is a 0.5 mi high-banked clay dirt oval south of Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Selinsgrove Speedway is situated 2½ miles west of Asherton.
Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion
Building
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The Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion is an historic, American home that is located in Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. The home of the third Governor of Pennsylvania, Simon Snyder, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion is situated 2 miles northwest of Asherton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selinsgrove and Dornsife.
Selinsgrove
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Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census. Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Pennsylvania, along U.S. Routes 11 and 15, 45 miles north of Harrisburg and 5.7 miles southwest of Sunbury.
Dornsife
Hamlet
Dornsife is a populated place in Little Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a ZIP code of 17823. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,273, with a median age of 41.9. Dornsife is situated 3½ miles southeast of Asherton.
Shamokin Dam
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Shamokin Dam is a borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin", or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall dam that was built across the Susquehanna River in the 19th century.
Asherton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.78814° or 40° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
-76.82386° or 76° 49′ 26″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
87G5Q5QG+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 158357194OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5178594
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