Big Creek

Big Creek is a stream in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Big Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Brockton, as well as near Maryd.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brockton and Maryd.

Brockton

Hamlet

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Brockton is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was also called Patterson.

Mary D is an unincorporated community and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Schuylkill Township on U.S. Route 209 and the Schuylkill River forms its natural southeastern boundary.

Middleport

Village

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Middleport is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 363 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was named for being the mid-point of the sixteen-mile distance between Pottsville and Tamaqua. Middleport is situated 2 miles southwest of Big Creek.

Big Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.74953° or 40° 44′ 58″ north

Longitude

-76.06132° or 76° 3′ 41″ west

Elevation

778 feet (237 metres)

Open location code

87G5PWXQ+RF

GeoNames ID

5180339

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