Hern Junction
Hern Junction is in Coal Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Hern Junction is situated nearby to the hamlet Bear Valley, as well as near Coal Run.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Coal Township and Shamokin Area High School.
State Correctional Institution – Coal Township
Prison
The State Correctional Institution – Coal Township, commonly referred to as SCI Coal Township, is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison. Thomas McGinley is its superintendent. SCI Coal Township houses about 2,300 inmates. State Correctional Institution – Coal Township is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Hern Junction.
Shamokin Area High School
School
Shamokin Area High School is a small, rural/suburban, public high school operated by Shamokin Area School District. It is the sole high school operated by the district. The building is labeled Shamokin Area Middle–High School. Shamokin Area High School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Hern Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamokin and Bear Valley.
Shamokin
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Shamokin is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the city was named after a Saponi Indian village, Schahamokink.
Bear Valley
Hamlet
Bear Valley is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Shamokin. It is the site of an abandoned anthracite strip mine. This strip mine is a popular place for observing the Llewellyn Formation. Bear Valley is situated 1½ miles southwest of Hern Junction.
Coal Run
Hamlet
Coal Run is an unincorporated community in Coal Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Coal Run is located at the intersection of Hickory Road and Fidler Green Road east of Shamokin. Coal Run is situated 2½ miles east of Hern Junction.
Hern Junction
Latitude
40.7937° or 40° 47′ 37″ northLongitude
-76.56551° or 76° 33′ 56″ westElevation
745 feet (227 metres)Open location code
87G5QCVM+FQGeoNames ID
5193315
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