Backus
Backus is a hamlet in Keating Township, McKean, Pennsylvania. Backus is situated nearby to the hamlet McKean, as well as near Ormsby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cyclone and Gifford.
Cyclone
Hamlet
Cyclone is an unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was so named on account of a cyclone which struck the area. Cyclone is situated 2½ miles northwest of Backus.
Gifford
Hamlet
Gifford is an unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The ZIP code is 16732. Gifford is situated 4 miles northwest of Backus.
Big Shanty
Hamlet
Big Shanty is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 2.3 miles south of Lewis Run; it was once connected to Lewis Run by Pennsylvania Route 823, which is now a county road. Big Shanty is situated 5 miles northwest of Backus.
Backus
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Keating Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80229° or 41° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-78.56391° or 78° 33′ 50″ westElevation
2,064 feet (629 metres)Open location code
87H3RC2P+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 157612590OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5178802
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