Schuylkill Canal
The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals, and slack-water pools created by dams, along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century.
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: historic canal along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Schuylkill Navigation”, “Schuylkill Number 5”, “スクーキル運河”, “スクールキル・ナビゲーション”, and “スクールキル運河”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Limerick Generating Station and Pottstown Limerick Airport.
Limerick Generating Station
Power station
Pottstown Limerick Airport
Aerodrome
Heritage Field is a public use airport in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pottstown Limerick Airport is situated 2½ miles north of Schuylkill Canal.
Philadelphia Premium Outlets
Shopping center
The Philadelphia Premium Outlets… Philadelphia Premium Outlets is situated 2 miles north of Schuylkill Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linfield and Parker Ford.
Fricks Locks Historic District
Hamlet
Fricks Locks Historic District or more simply Frick's… Fricks Locks Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Schuylkill Canal.
Schuylkill Canal
- Categories: canal, historic district, and body of water
- Location: Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.2051° or 40° 12′ 18″ north
Longitude
-75.56463° or 75° 33′ 53″ west
Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)
Open location code
87G66C4P+24
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Schuylkill Canal” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة شيلكيل”
- French: “canal de Schuylkill”
- French: “Canal de Schuylkill”
- Japanese: “スクーカル運河”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Linfield Woods and Linfield Farms.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Vincent Dam and Sycamore Ridge Golf Course.
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