Hinckston Falls
Hinckston Falls is a waterfall in East Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Hinckston Falls is situated nearby to Laurel Highlands Veterans Memorial Park, as well as near Hinckston Run Reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laurel Run Dam.
Laurel Run Dam
Dam
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
The Laurel Run Dam, also known as Laurel Run Dam No. 2, was an earthen embankment dam that failed during the Johnstown Flood of 1977. It had the largest reservoir of seven dams to fail between July 19 and 20, 1977 and caused the most fatalities of the two that did. Laurel Run Dam is situated 1½ miles northwest of Hinckston Falls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parkhill and East Conemaugh.
Parkhill
Hamlet
Parkhill is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 271, 3.6 miles northeast of Johnstown. Parkhill has a post office, with ZIP code 15945.
East Conemaugh
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
East Conemaugh is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,220 at the 2010 census. East Conemaugh is situated 1½ miles south of Hinckston Falls.
Mineral Point
Hamlet
Mineral Point is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mineral Point is situated 3 miles east of Hinckston Falls.
Hinckston Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: East Taylor Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.37115° or 40° 22′ 16″ northLongitude
-78.8903° or 78° 53′ 25″ westOpen location code
87G394C5+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6688543460OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laurel Highlands Veterans Memorial Park and Hinckston Run Reservoir.
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