Grand View Fire Tower
Grand View Fire Tower is a tower in Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Access is restricted and requires permission. Grand View Fire Tower is situated nearby to the reservoir Lake Rose, as well as near the peak Central Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Rose and Central Mountain.
Lake Rose
Reservoir
Lake Rose is a dry lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has a surface area of approximately 25 acres, and is situated in Fairmount Township. Lake Rose is situated 1½ miles northeast of Grand View Fire Tower.
Central Mountain
Peak
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Mountain is a mountain in Columbia County, Sullivan County, and Luzerne County, in Pennsylvania, United States. Its elevation is 2,247 feet above sea level. Central Mountain is situated 2 miles west of Grand View Fire Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mossville and Ricketts.
Mossville
Hamlet
Mossville is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mossville is situated 3 miles southeast of Grand View Fire Tower.
Ricketts
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 6 miles north of Grand View Fire Tower.
Grand View Fire Tower
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tower
- Location: Fairmount Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30859° or 41° 18′ 31″ northLongitude
-76.30919° or 76° 18′ 33″ westElevation
2,441 feet (744 metres)Open location code
87H58M5R+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 357345657OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerGeoNames ID
5191624
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