Brownell Dam

Brownell Dam is a dam in Carbondale Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Brownell Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Simpson, as well as near the town Carbondale.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Also known as: “The New Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church.

Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Methodist Church is situated 1½ miles west of Brownell Dam.

First Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

First Presbyterian Church is situated 1½ miles west of Brownell Dam.

State Correctional Institution – Waymart

Prison

State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a medium-security correctional facility located in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, outside Waymart, in the extreme northeast corner of the commonwealth. State Correctional Institution – Waymart is situated 2 miles east of Brownell Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simpson and Carbondale.

Simpson

Hamlet

Simpson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is directly north of the city of Carbondale on Pennsylvania Route 171.

Carbondale

Town

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Poconos is a mountain area in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is 2,400 square miles of wooded mountains and valleys full of beautiful lakes, rivers, forests and wildlife. Carbondale is situated 1½ miles west of Brownell Dam.

Waymart

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Waymart is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Waymart is a small town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania known for its railroading history, Coal Country roots, and outdoor recreation. Waymart is situated 3½ miles east of Brownell Dam.

Brownell Dam

Location: Carbondale Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57461° or 41° 34′ 29″ north

Longitude

-75.47285° or 75° 28′ 22″ west

Elevation

1,591 feet (485 metres)

Open location code

87H6HGFG+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357328741

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

5181888

Wikidata ID

Q48981463

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In Other Languages

“Brownell Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Brownell Dam”

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