Bow Creek

Bow Creek is a stream in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Bow Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Sand Beach, as well as near Englewood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hersheypark Stadium and Fahrenheit.

Hersheypark Stadium

Stadium

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Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939. It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions. Hersheypark Stadium is situated 2½ miles south of Bow Creek.

Fahrenheit

Roller coaster

Photo: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fahrenheit is a steel roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Pioneer Frontier section of the park, the roller coaster was manufactured by Intamin and opened on May 24, 2008. Fahrenheit is situated 2½ miles south of Bow Creek.

Storm Runner

Roller coaster

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Storm Runner is a launched roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Intamin Amusement Rides and located in the Pioneer Frontier section of the park, the Accelerator Coaster opened to the public on May 8, 2004. Storm Runner is situated 2½ miles south of Bow Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sand Beach and Palmdale.

Sand Beach

Hamlet

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Sand Beach is an unincorporated community in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the vicinity of the census-designated place of Hershey.

Palmdale

Village

Palmdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,308. Palmdale is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bow Creek.

Hershey

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Hershey is an unincorporated village in the Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania. It has a rich history and cultural significance being the birthplace of Hershey's Chocolate.

Bow Creek

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

40.32509° or 40° 19′ 30″ north

Longitude

-76.64941° or 76° 38′ 58″ west

Elevation

328 feet (100 metres)

Open location code

87G589G2+26

GeoNames ID

5181285

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