Shaw Island

Shaw Island is an islet in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Shaw Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Willow Grove, as well as near the locality Lawrence Junction.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Pittsburg station.

West Pittsburg station

Railway station

Photo: Mvincec, Public domain.

The West Pittsburg Station is a former railway station that was constructed and used by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. The station building is located just south of the city of New Castle, Pennsylvania in the small village of West Pittsburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Pittsburg and Mahoningtown.

West Pittsburg

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

West Pittsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Taylor Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 808.

Mahoningtown

Suburb

Mahoningtown, also known as "Motown", is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the city of New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Though it is named for the nearby Mahoning River, the city actually sits on the banks of the Shenango River. Mahoningtown is situated 2 miles north of Shaw Island.

Mount Jackson

Hamlet

Mount Jackson is a small village in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was home to Battery B, a Union Army volunteer light artillery regiment that saw significant action in the American Civil War. Mount Jackson is situated 3 miles west of Shaw Island.

Shaw Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.9487° or 40° 56′ 55″ north

Longitude

-80.37761° or 80° 22′ 39″ west

Elevation

768 feet (234 metres)

Open location code

86GXWJXC+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 162257581

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5211735

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