Quail Creek
Quail Creek is a stream in Washington, Utah and has an elevation of 2,789 feet. Quail Creek is situated nearby to the area Little Purgatory, as well as near the locality Harrisburg Junction.Places of Interest
Highlights include Quail Creek State Park and Purgatory Correctional Facility.
Quail Creek State Park
Park
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Quail Creek State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 600-acre reservoir. The park is located within Hurricane, Utah, 9 miles west of the city center and 1.5 miles south of the historic ghost town of Harrisburg.
Purgatory Correctional Facility
Prison
Purgatory Correctional Facility is the county jail of Washington County, Utah. Also known as the Washington County Jail, it is located near St. George, Utah, at Purgatory Flats, hence its unusual name. Purgatory Correctional Facility is situated 2 miles southwest of Quail Creek.
Harrisburg
Ruins
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Harrisburg is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States. Established as Harrisville in 1859, the town was flooded by the Virgin River in 1862, causing the residents to move farther up Quail Creek. Harrisburg is situated 2½ miles north of Quail Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leeds and Hurricane.
Leeds
Village
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Leeds is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 864 at the 2020 census. Leeds is situated 4 miles north of Quail Creek.
Hurricane
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Hurricane is a city in Washington County, Utah, United States. Its population was 20,036 as of the 2020 United States Census estimates. The Hurricane valley makes up the easternmost part of the St. George metropolitan area.
Silver Reef
Hamlet
Silver Reef is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States, about 15 miles northeast of St. George and 1 mile west of Leeds. John Kemple, a prospector from Nevada, discovered a vein of silver in a sandstone formation in 1866. Silver Reef is situated 6 miles north of Quail Creek.
Quail Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Harrisburg Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.17582° or 37° 10′ 33″ northLongitude
-113.37967° or 113° 22′ 47″ westElevation
2,789 feet (850 metres)Open location code
85985JGC+84GeoNames ID
5545346
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