Drakes Creek
Drakes Creek is a stream in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Drakes Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Mud Run, as well as near Unionville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lehigh Gorge State Park.
Lehigh Gorge State Park
Nature reserve
Lehigh Gorge State Park is a 4,548 acres Pennsylvania state park in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania. The park encompasses a gorge, which stretches along the Lehigh River from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam in Luzerne County to Jim Thorpe in Carbon County. Lehigh Gorge State Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Drakes Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albrightsville.
Albrightsville
Hamlet
Albrightsville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place which is located in Kidder and Penn Forest townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Albrightsville is situated 6 miles northeast of Drakes Creek.
Drakes Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.97148° or 40° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
-75.71297° or 75° 42′ 47″ westElevation
814 feet (248 metres)Open location code
87G6X7CP+HRGeoNames ID
5187274
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