Sassafras Island
Sassafras Island is an islet in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Sassafras Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Plainfield, as well as near the neighborhood Nittany Villiage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrisburg International Airport and Spades Wharf Island.
Harrisburg International Airport
Aerodrome
Harrisburg International Airport is a public airport in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, United States, nine miles southeast of Harrisburg. It is owned by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority.
Spades Wharf Island
Islet
Spades Wharf Island is a small island in the Susquehanna River in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, near Highspire, Pennsylvania. Near the Harrisburg International Airport, the island itself is part of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands and is known for its small shape.
Middletown station
Railway station
Photo: Esposimi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Middletown station is an Amtrak train station on the Keystone Corridor in Middletown, Dauphin County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The station is served by Amtrak's Keystone Service between New York City and Harrisburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royalton and Goldsboro.
Royalton
Village
Royalton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 1,134. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. It shares its ZIP code with neighboring Middletown.
Goldsboro
Village
Photo: Magog the Ogre, CC0.
Goldsboro is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 930 at the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area. Goldsboro is situated 2 miles south of Sassafras Island.
Highspire
Town
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Highspire is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,741 at the 2020 census, an increase over the figure of 2,399 tabulated in 2010. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Highspire is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sassafras Island.
Sassafras Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.1832° or 40° 10′ 60″ northLongitude
-76.75623° or 76° 45′ 22″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
87G556MV+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 64620163OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5210931
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