Splash Dam

Splash Dam is in Ross Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Splash Dam is situated nearby to the nature reserve Ricketts Glen State Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ricketts Glen State Park.

Nature reserve

Photo: Msitler, Public domain.

Ricketts Glen State Park is a 13,193-acre state park situated primarily within Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, with its remaining territory extending into neighboring Columbia and Sullivan counties. Ricketts Glen State Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Splash Dam.

Nearby places include Ricketts and Sweet Valley.

Hamlet

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Ricketts is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in Sullivan and Wyoming counties, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Ricketts was built in 1890 along Mehoopany Creek in both Colley Township in Sullivan County and Forkston Township in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. Ricketts is situated 5 miles northwest of Splash Dam.

Hamlet

Sweet Valley is an unincorporated community in Ross Township, Luzerne County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Sweet Valley is situated 5 miles southeast of Splash Dam.

Latitude

41.34591° or 41° 20′ 45″ north

Longitude

-76.20827° or 76° 12′ 30″ west

Elevation

1,821 feet (555 metres)

Open location code

87H58QWR+9M

GeoNames ID

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