Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County

Fords Lake

Fords Lake is a man made, 67 acres lake with an average depth of 11 feet on Buttermilk Creek in constructed in 1995. Owned by the state of Pennsylvania and controlled by the state Fish and Boat Commission, it is used for recreation purposes, such as boating, which is limited to electric powered motors and un-powered boats and for fishing.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake of the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ford Pond”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenburn and Clarks Summit.

Village
is a census-designated place in Township, , , United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. It is approximately 10 miles north of downtown , in the growing suburban area known as the "Abingtons".

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is a borough in , northwest of in . The population was 5,108 at the 2020 census. It is also the northern control city of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension, I-476, though the official terminus is in adjacent South Abington Township.

Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is a borough in , United States. It is part of and is located approximately eight miles north of the city of in a suburban area known as "the Abingtons." is also approximately three miles north of , the hub of the Abington community.

Fords Lake

Latitude
41.49377° or 41° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
-75.76204° or 75° 45′ 43″ west
Elevation
1,142 feet (348 metres)
Open location code
87H6F6VQ+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 423732115
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
5189952
Wiki­data ID
Q5468104
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Satellite Map

Discover Fords Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Fords Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fords Lake”
  • French: “Fords Lake”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Schultzville and Newton Center.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wilbur Hill and Captain White Hill.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fords Lake”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.