Roboda

Roboda is a neighborhood in Borough of Royersford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Roboda is situated nearby to the neighborhood Providence Forge, as well as near Fords Edge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Black Rock Dam.

Black Rock Dam

Dam

Photo: J Clear, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Black Rock Dam is a low head dam in the Schuylkill River. Originally constructed as a stone filled, timber crib dam in the early 19th century by the Schuylkill Navigation Company, the dam was one of dozens built to create a slack water pools for the Schuylkill Navigation System. Black Rock Dam is situated 2½ miles southeast of Roboda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Royersford and Cromby.

Royersford

Town

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Royersford is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 32 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. As of the 2020 census, Royersford had a population of 4,940.

Cromby

Hamlet

Cromby is an unincorporated community in East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The now closed Cromby Power Plant is located in Cromby, at an elevation of 118 feet above MSL. Cromby is situated 2 miles south of Roboda.

Trappe

Town

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Trappe is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trappe had a population of 4,002. Augustus Lutheran Church, built in 1743, is the oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use by the same congregation. Trappe is situated 3 miles northeast of Roboda.

Roboda

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Borough of Royersford, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.17866° or 40° 10′ 43″ north

Longitude

-75.52507° or 75° 31′ 30″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87G65FHF+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158537508

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

5208637

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Providence Forge and Fords Edge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dismant Private Burial Ground and Royersford Baptist Church.

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