Bear Run Junction
Bear Run Junction is a hamlet in Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Bear Run Junction is situated nearby to the hamlet Boston Run, as well as near Wiggans.Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy and State Correctional Institution – Frackville.
State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy is a 1,000-cell, all-male, medium-security correctional facility located along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
State Correctional Institution – Frackville
Prison
The State Correctional Institution – Frackville is a maximum-security correctional facility for males off Interstate 81 in Ryan Township in rural Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Frackville and about 40 miles northwest of Reading. State Correctional Institution – Frackville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bear Run Junction.
Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Frackville, Pennsylvania)
Church
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Holy Ascension Orthodox Church (Frackville, Pennsylvania) is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bear Run Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston Run and Shenandoah.
Boston Run
Hamlet
Boston Run is an unincorporated community and former coal town known as Suffolk in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Shenandoah
Village
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Shenandoah is a borough in Schuylkill County in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania. It is distinct from Shenandoah Heights, which is part of West Mahanoy Township immediately to the north.
Frackville
Town
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Frackville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1876, Frackville is located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Pennsylvania State Route 61, which is approximately 102 miles northwest of Philadelphia and 60 miles southwest of Scranton. Frackville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bear Run Junction.
Bear Run Junction
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Mahanoy Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80231° or 40° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-76.19105° or 76° 11′ 28″ westElevation
1,135 feet (346 metres)Open location code
87G5RR25+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 158555583OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5179367
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