Georgetown Pit
Georgetown Pit is a mine in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Georgetown Pit is situated nearby to Georgetown Cemetery, as well as near the islet Georgetown Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey and Little Blue Run.
Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
Monument
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is the point from which the United States in 1786 began the formal survey of the lands known then as the Northwest Territory, now making up all of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is situated 1¼ miles west of Georgetown Pit.
Little Blue Run
Reservoir
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. Ohio-based FirstEnergy owns the site, located in Western Pennsylvania and parts of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and has disposed of billions of gallons of coal waste into the body of water. Little Blue Run is situated 2½ miles southwest of Georgetown Pit.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 173
Nature reserve
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 148 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Beaver County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, hiking, bird watching, wildlife photography and other activities. Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 173 is situated 2½ miles northeast of Georgetown Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawrenceville and Industry.
Lawrenceville
Village
Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in northeastern Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. It is directly adjacent to the city of Chester, and has been closely connected to it throughout its history. Lawrenceville is situated 3 miles southwest of Georgetown Pit.
Industry
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Industry is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,838, almost unchanged from 2010. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Industry is situated 4 miles east of Georgetown Pit.
East Liverpool
East Liverpool is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,958 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Ohio River at the convergence of the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia borders, about 30 miles from both Pittsburgh and Youngstown.
Georgetown Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: quarry and industry
- Location: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.6431° or 40° 38′ 35″ northLongitude
-80.4936° or 80° 29′ 37″ westOpen location code
86GXJGV4+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 585382432OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Georgetown Pit and Georgetown Cemetery.
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