Highpoint Recreation Area

Highpoint Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Lower Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania. Highpoint Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Leibharts Corner, as well as near Strickler.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samuel S. Lewis State Park and Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge.

Samuel S. Lewis State Park

Park

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Samuel S. Lewis State Park is an 85-acre Pennsylvania state park in Lower Windsor Township, York County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Mt. Pisgah is an 885-foot-high ridge that is the focus of recreation for the park.

Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge

Bridge

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The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, officially the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Pennsylvania Route 462 and BicyclePA Route S.

National Watch and Clock Museum

Museum

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The National Watch and Clock Museum, located in Columbia, Pennsylvania, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wrightsville and Columbia.

Wrightsville

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Wrightsville is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,257 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.

Columbia

Town

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Columbia, formerly Wright's Ferry, is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 10,222.

Washington Boro

Hamlet

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Washington Boro is a census-designated place and former borough in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Susquehanna River.

Highpoint Recreation Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Lower Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.0043° or 40° 0′ 16″ north

Longitude

-76.5166° or 76° 30′ 60″ west

Open location code

87G52F3M+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 469618234

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Leibharts Corner and Strickler.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Highpoint Scenic Vista and Trinity Church.

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