Weigh Scales
Weigh Scales is a hamlet in Ralpho Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Weigh Scales is situated nearby to the hamlet Cabel, as well as near Sunnyside.Places of Interest
Highlights include State Correctional Institution – Coal Township and Northumberland County Airport.
State Correctional Institution – Coal Township
Prison
The State Correctional Institution – Coal Township, commonly referred to as SCI Coal Township, is a Pennsylvania Department of Corrections prison. Thomas McGinley is its superintendent. SCI Coal Township houses about 2,300 inmates. State Correctional Institution – Coal Township is situated 1½ miles east of Weigh Scales.
Northumberland County Airport
Aerodrome
Northumberland County Airport is a small general aviation non-towered airport located in Paxinos, Pennsylvania. It is centrally located between Shamokin and Elysburg. Northumberland County Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Weigh Scales.
Shamokin Area High School
School
Shamokin Area High School is a small, rural/suburban, public high school operated by Shamokin Area School District. It is the sole high school operated by the district. The building is labeled Shamokin Area Middle–High School. Shamokin Area High School is situated 2 miles south of Weigh Scales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shamokin and Bear Valley.
Shamokin
Photo: Jakec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shamokin is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Surrounded by Coal Township at the western edge of the Anthracite Coal Region in central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River Valley, the city was named after a Saponi Indian village, Schahamokink.
Bear Valley
Hamlet
Bear Valley is an unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Shamokin. It is the site of an abandoned anthracite strip mine. This strip mine is a popular place for observing the Llewellyn Formation. Bear Valley is situated 2½ miles south of Weigh Scales.
Paxinos
Hamlet
Paxinos is a census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a post office with the zip code 17860. In 2010, the population was 2,467 residents. Paxinos is situated 2½ miles north of Weigh Scales.
Weigh Scales
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Ralpho Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.81122° or 40° 48′ 40″ northLongitude
-76.58264° or 76° 34′ 58″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
87G5RC68+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 108646092OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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