High Knob
High Knob is a peak in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 2,264 feet. High Knob is situated nearby to the village Waymart, as well as near the hamlet Whites Crossing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Waymart and United States Penitentiary, Canaan.
State Correctional Institution – Waymart
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Waymart is a medium-security correctional facility located in Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, outside Waymart, in the extreme northeast corner of the commonwealth.
United States Penitentiary, Canaan
Prison
The United States Penitentiary, Canaan is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in northeastern Pennsylvania, with a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male inmates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waymart and Simpson.
Waymart
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Waymart is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Waymart is a small town in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania known for its railroading history, Coal Country roots, and outdoor recreation.
Simpson
Hamlet
Simpson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fell Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is directly north of the city of Carbondale on Pennsylvania Route 171.
Carbondale
Town
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Poconos is a mountain area in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is 2,400 square miles of wooded mountains and valleys full of beautiful lakes, rivers, forests and wildlife.
High Knob
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,264 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.59314° or 41° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
-75.43102° or 75° 25′ 52″ westElevation
2,264 feet (690 metres)Open location code
87H6HHV9+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 357290489OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
5193539
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