Retention Pond
Retention Pond is a pond in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Retention Pond is situated nearby to the sports venue Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena, as well as near Harmar Township.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsburgh Mills and Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge.
Pittsburgh Mills
Shopping center
The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, or simply Pittsburgh Mills, is a super-regional shopping mall northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in Frazer Township, Allegheny County, along PA Route 28 near its intersection with the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Pittsburgh Mills is situated 2 miles east of Retention Pond.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Bridge
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The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Retention Pond.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
Photo: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center is situated 1¼ miles south of Retention Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmar Township and Rural Ridge.
Harmar Township
Town
Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.
Rural Ridge
Hamlet
Rural Ridge is an unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area known as Rural Ridge is located in the municipality of Indiana Township, in suburban Pittsburgh, and in the Fox Chapel Area School District. Rural Ridge is situated 1½ miles north of Retention Pond.
Harwick
Suburb
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Harwick is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850. Harwick is situated 1½ miles east of Retention Pond.
Retention Pond
- Type: Pond (intermittent)
- Category: body of water
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.56349° or 40° 33′ 49″ northLongitude
-79.83689° or 79° 50′ 13″ westOpen location code
87G2H577+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 1532445860OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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