Glen Lyon
Glen Lyon is a census-designated place in Newport Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,877 at the 2020 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 1,870 residents
- Description: census-designated place in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Glen Lyon, PA”, “Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania”, and “Glenlyon”
- Postal code: 18617
Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Retreat and Lily Lake.
State Correctional Institution – Retreat
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Retreat is a former 350-bed Medium-Security correctional facility for males. Located on the site of the former Retreat State Hospital, the facility is located about 12 miles south of Wilkes-Barre in the northeastern part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Lily Lake
Lake
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Lily Lake is an impoundment and natural lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of approximately 160 acres and is situated on Pond Creek. Lily Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Glen Lyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanamie and Hunlock Creek.
Wanamie
Hamlet
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Wanamie is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the southwestern end of the Wyoming Valley and uses the Nanticoke zip code of 18634. Wanamie is situated 2 miles east of Glen Lyon.
Hunlock Creek
Hamlet
Hunlock Creek is an unincorporated community in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Susquehanna River and U.S. Route 11, 3.2 miles west of Nanticoke. Hunlock Creek is situated 2 miles north of Glen Lyon.
Alden
Hamlet
Alden is an unincorporated community in Newport Township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Alden is located at the intersection of Kirmar Avenue, Alden Mountain Road, and Robert Street, southwest of Nanticoke. Alden is situated 3½ miles east of Glen Lyon.
Glen Lyon
Latitude
41.17508° or 41° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
-76.07465° or 76° 4′ 29″ westPopulation
1,870Elevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
87H55WGG+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 158650059OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5191279Wikidata ID
Q1184336
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Volapük—“Glen Lyon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Glen Lyon”
- Catalan: “Glen Lyon”
- Cebuano: “Glen Lyon”
- Chechen: “Глен-Лайон”
- Chinese: “Glen Lyon”
- Dutch: “Glen Lyon”
- French: “Glen Lyon”
- German: “Glen Lyon”
- Gilaki: “گلن ليؤن (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “گلن ليؤن”
- Irish: “Glen Lyon”
- Italian: “Glen Lyon”
- Ladin: “Glen Lyon”
- Malagasy: “Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania”
- Malagasy: “Glen Lyon”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Glen Lyon”
- Persian: “گلن لیون، پنسیلوانیا”
- Persian: “گلن لیون”
- Portuguese: “Glen Lyon”
- Serbian: “Глен Лајон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Glen Lyon”
- South Azerbaijani: “قلن لیون، پنسیلوانیا”
- Spanish: “Glen Lyon”
- Swedish: “Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania”
- Swedish: “Glen Lyon”
- Tatar: “Глен-Лайон”
- Turkish: “Glen Lyon, PA”
- Turkish: “Glen Lyon”
- Ukrainian: “Глен-Лайон”
- Uzbek: “Glen Lyon”
- Uzbek: “Глен Лён”
- Volapük: “Glen Lyon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Glen Lyon Post Office and Holy Spirit Parish.
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