Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek is a stream in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Wolf Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Dark Water, as well as near the locality New Castle.Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Frackville.
State Correctional Institution – Frackville
Prison
The State Correctional Institution – Frackville is a maximum-security correctional facility for males off Interstate 81 in Ryan Township in rural Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the outskirts of Frackville and about 40 miles northwest of Reading. State Correctional Institution – Frackville is situated 2½ miles north of Wolf Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Clair and Mechanicsville.
St. Clair
Town
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St. Clair is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 2 mi north of Pottsville in the southern Coal Region. Extensive deposits of hard coal are present.
Mechanicsville
Village
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Mechanicsville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Part of the Pottsville Area School District, it lies between Pottsville and Port Carbon. Mechanicsville is situated 3½ miles south of Wolf Creek.
Frackville
Town
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Frackville is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1876, Frackville is located at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Pennsylvania State Route 61, which is approximately 102 miles northwest of Philadelphia and 60 miles southwest of Scranton. Frackville is situated 3½ miles northwest of Wolf Creek.
Wolf Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “North Wolf Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.73953° or 40° 44′ 22″ northLongitude
-76.19966° or 76° 11′ 59″ westElevation
919 feet (280 metres)Open location code
87G5PRQ2+R4GeoNames ID
5219872
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