Borough of Delaware Water Gap

Delaware Water Gap is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap, the pass through which the Lackawanna Corridor and Interstate 80 run across the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border along the Delaware River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Minsi and Delaware Water Gap.

Mount Minsi

Peak

Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Minsi forms the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware Water Gap, and is the eastern extent of the Blue Mountain. It is composed of sandstone and conglomerates of the Shawangunk Formation.

Delaware Water Gap

Valley

Photo: WallyFromColumbia, Public domain.

The Delaware Water Gap is a water gap on the border between the U.S. states of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, southeast of Stroudsburg, where the Delaware River cuts through a large ridge of the Appalachian Mountains.

Mount Tammany

Peak

Photo: Justin, CC BY 2.0.

Mount Tammany is the southernmost peak of the Kittatinny Mountains, in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, United States. It is 1,526 feet tall, and forms the east side of the Delaware Water Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Stroudsburg and Shawnee on Delaware.

East Stroudsburg

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and part of the Pocono Mountains region of the state. Originally known as Dansbury, East Stroudsburg was renamed for geographic reasons when the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad opened a station in East Stroudsburg.

Shawnee on Delaware

Photo: JamesPFisherIII, CC BY 3.0.

Shawnee on Delaware is an unincorporated community in the Poconos and Endless Mountains region of Pennsylvania.

Stroudsburg

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stroudsburg is a borough in and the county seat of Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies within the Poconos region approximately five miles from the Delaware Water Gap at the confluence of Brodhead Creek, McMichaels, and Pocono Creeks in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Borough of Delaware Water Gap

Type: Locality with 746 residents
Also known as: “Delaware Water Gap Borough”, “Delaware Watergap Borough”, and “Water Gap Borough”
Location: Monroe, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.975° or 40° 58′ 30″ north

Longitude

-75.1392° or 75° 8′ 21″ west

Population

746

Elevation

564 feet (172 metres)

Open location code

87G6XVF6+X8

GeoNames ID

5186700

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