Packers Island

Packers Island is an island in , . Packers Island is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Shamokin Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joseph Priestley House and Pomfret Manor Cemetery.

Building
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was the American home of eighteenth-century British theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, educator, and political theorist Joseph Priestley from 1798 until his death.

Cemetery
is a cemetery located in . Former members of the United States Congress and U.S. Medal of Honor winners are among the notable interments here.

Courthouse
Photo: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an historic county courthouse located in , . Erected in 1865, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapp Heights and Shamokin Dam.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place located in Point Township, in the state of . The community is located very close to the borough of along Pennsylvania Route 147, near the confluence of the and .

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is a borough in , United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin", or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall dam that was built across the in the 19th century.

Hamlet
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place located in Union Township, in the state of . The community is located in eastern Union County at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 304 and U.S. Route 15, which is located along the shores of the .

Packers Island

Latitude
40.88811° or 40° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
-76.78308° or 76° 46′ 59″ west
Elevation
449 feet (137 metres)
Open location code
87G5V6Q8+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4420239
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5204865
Wiki­data ID
Q49667276
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Packers Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Packers Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Pennsylvania)”
  • Cebuano: “Packers Island”

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