Griscom Dam
Griscom Dam is a dam in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Griscom Dam is situated near the pond Dove Lake, as well as near the village Haverford.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Haverford station and Dove Lake.
Haverford station
Railway station
Haverford station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It is served by most Paoli/Thorndale Line trains with the exception of a few express runs, and is located on Haverford Station Road. Haverford station is situated 1 mile southwest of Griscom Dam.
Dove Lake
Pond
Dove Lake is a reservoir in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was created by damming Mill Creek. Dove Lake was the setting of the 1885 painting The Swimming Hole by Thomas Eakins. Dove Lake is on a privately owned property in Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne.
Ardmore station
Railway station
Ardmore station is a train station in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, located on the Pennsylvania Main Line. The station serves several Amtrak Keystone Service trains daily, as well as all SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line local regional rail trains. Ardmore station is situated 1 mile south of Griscom Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haverford and Ardmore.
Haverford
Village
Haverford Township is a region of Delaware County in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is a western suburb of Philadelphia. About 50,000 people live in Haverford Township. It was founded by the Welsh Quakers in 1681 and purchased by William Penn.
Ardmore
Ardmore, Pennsylvania is a small town on the border of Montgomery County and Delaware County in the Philadelphia Region.Gladwyne
Village
Gladwyne is a suburban community in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In 2018, Gladwyne was ranked the sixth richest ZIP Code in the country in a study by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Griscom Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Location: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.0215° or 40° 1′ 17″ north
Longitude
-75.28824° or 75° 17′ 18″ west
Elevation
233 feet (71 metres)
Open location code
87G62PC6+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Griscom Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Griscom Dam”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hamilton Court and Penn Valley.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Knollbrook/Camelot 1917 and Register Dam.
Montgomery County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Norristown and King of Prussia.
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