Memorial Shrine Cemetery

Memorial Shrine Cemetery is a cemetery in Franklin Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Memorial Shrine Cemetery is situated nearby to the nature reserve Frances Slocum State Park, as well as near the town Wyoming.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frances Slocum State Park.

Frances Slocum State Park

Nature reserve

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Frances Slocum State Park is a 1,035-acre Pennsylvania state park in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Frances Slocum Lake is a 165-acre man-made, horseshoe-shaped lake that is a popular fishing and boating destination. Frances Slocum State Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Memorial Shrine Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyoming and Shavertown.

Wyoming

Town

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Wyoming is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 5 miles north of Wilkes-Barre, along the Susquehanna River. The population was 3,097 as of the 2020 census. Wyoming is situated 4 miles southeast of Memorial Shrine Cemetery.

Shavertown

Hamlet

Shavertown is a census-designated place in Kingston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately 7 miles northwest of the city of Wilkes-Barre and 24 miles southwest of Scranton. Shavertown is situated 4 miles southwest of Memorial Shrine Cemetery.

Port Griffith

Hamlet

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Port Griffith is an unincorporated community found within the Greater Pittston metropolitan area of Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Port Griffith is situated 4½ miles southeast of Memorial Shrine Cemetery.

Memorial Shrine Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Franklin Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.35783° or 41° 21′ 28″ north

Longitude

-75.87639° or 75° 52′ 35″ west

Elevation

1,329 feet (405 metres)

Open location code

87H6945F+4C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 135700267

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

5200775

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