Swatara Creek
Swatara Creek is a 72-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United States. It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in central Schuylkill County and passes through northwest Lebanon County before draining into the Susquehanna at Middletown in Dauphin County.
Photo: Ruhrfisch, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Susquehanna River in southern Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Great Swatara River”, “Swahatara”, and “Swatara River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Middletown station and Harrisburg International Airport.
Harrisburg International Airport
Aerodrome
Harrisburg International Airport is a public airport… Harrisburg International Airport is situated 1½ miles west of Swatara Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Royalton and Goldsboro.
Goldsboro
Village
Highspire
Town
Swatara Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.18537° or 40° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
-76.73247° or 76° 43′ 57″ west
Elevation
276 feet (84 metres)
Open location code
87G557P9+42
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Swatara Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Swatara Creek”
- Cebuano: “Swatara Creek”
- Chinese: “斯瓦塔拉溪”
- German: “Swatara Creek”
- Spanish: “arroyo Swatara”
- Spanish: “Arroyo Swatara”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hillsdale Acres and Meade Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Poplar Island and Fall Island.
Pennsylvania: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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