Swatara Township
Swatara Township is a locality in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Swatara Township is situated nearby to the village Oberlin, as well as near Lawnton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paxtang Park and Bishop McDevitt High School.
Paxtang Park
Park
Paxtang Park is a hiking and mountain biking park in East Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Paxtang, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the Capital Area Greenbelt.
Bishop McDevitt High School
School
Bishop McDevitt High School is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational high school in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1918 as "Catholic High School" in Harrisburg and renamed in 1957 to honor the memory of the Most Reverend Philip R.
Harrisburg 19th Street Armory
Historic building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Harrisburg 19th Street Armory is an historic, United States National Guard armory that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Harrisburg 19th Street Armory is situated 2½ miles west of Swatara Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steelton and Lawnton.
Steelton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States, 4 miles southeast of Harrisburg. The population was 6,263 at the 2020 census. The borough is part of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. Steelton is situated 2 miles west of Swatara Township.
Lawnton
Village
Lawnton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,813 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rutherford
Village
Rutherford is a census-designated place in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is also known as Rutherford Heights. Rutherford is situated 2½ miles northeast of Swatara Township.
Swatara Township
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Township of Swatara”
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.2463° or 40° 14′ 47″ northLongitude
-76.803° or 76° 48′ 11″ westElevation
479 feet (146 metres)Open location code
87G565WW+GRGeoNames ID
5215008
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Localities in the Area
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