Drakes Creek

Drakes Creek is a hamlet in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Drakes Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Mud Run, as well as near Unionville.

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Highlights include 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.

Latitude

40.97175° or 40° 58′ 18″ north

Longitude

-75.7113° or 75° 42′ 41″ west

Elevation

850 feet (259 metres)

Open location code

87G6X7CQ+PF

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OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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