Monument Creek
Monument Creek is a stream in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Monument Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Glendale, as well as near the locality Belian Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and Nesbitt Reservoir.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Aerodrome
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is mostly in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, about 7 miles from Scranton and 8 mi from Wilkes-Barre. It spans the border between Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, and is owned and operated by the two counties. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is situated 2 miles west of Monument Creek.
Nesbitt Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Karadale, Public domain.
The Nesbitt Reservoir is located on Pennsylvania Route 502 in Spring Brook Township, Pennsylvania. Nesbitt Reservoir is situated 2½ miles east of Monument Creek.
Montage Mountain Ski Resort
Photo: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montage Mountain is a ski area in Pennsylvania that is located 8 miles from downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania. Situated roughly 125 miles north of Philadelphia and west of New York City, this resort has twenty-six trails, two terrain parks, and one of Pennsylvania's longest snow tubing areas. Montage Mountain Ski Resort is situated 2½ miles northeast of Monument Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suscon and Moosic.
Suscon
Hamlet
Suscon is an unincorporated community in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Wilkes-Barre and south of Scranton. Suscon is situated 2½ miles southwest of Monument Creek.
Moosic
Town
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Moosic is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, 3 miles south of downtown Scranton and 10 miles northeast of downtown Wilkes-Barre, on the Lackawanna River. Moosic is situated 3 miles northwest of Monument Creek.
Old Boston
Hamlet
Old Boston is an unincorporated community in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Wyoming Valley, east of Interstate 81 and along Interstate 476, just south of the Wyoming Valley Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Old Boston is situated 4½ miles southwest of Monument Creek.
Monument Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.32814° or 41° 19′ 41″ northLongitude
-75.68991° or 75° 41′ 24″ westElevation
869 feet (265 metres)Open location code
87H688H6+72GeoNames ID
5201814
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