Fort Hunter
Fort Hunter is an unincorporated community in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Fort Hunter, PA”, “Fort Hunter, Pennsylvania”, and “Rockville”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Everhart Bridge and Rockville Bridge.
Rockville Bridge
Bridge
The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, at 3,820 feet.
Wildwood Park
Park
Wildwood Park is a public park and nature sanctuary in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wildwood Park is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fort Hunter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heckton and Rockville.
Fort Hunter
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.3446° or 40° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
-76.90985° or 76° 54′ 36″ west
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
Open location code
87G583VR+R3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Fort Hunter” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “亨特堡 (賓夕法尼亞州)”
- Chinese: “亨特堡”
- French: “Fort Hunter”
- Irish: “Fort Hunter”
- Persian: “فورت هانتر”
- South Azerbaijani: “فورت هانتر، پنسیلوانیا”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mountaindale and Lucknow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Department Headquarters and Hunter Mansion.
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