Wissler Run Nature Preserve
Wissler Run Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania. Wissler Run Nature Preserve is situated near the hamlet Fernglen, as well as near Boeckel Landing.Places of Interest
Highlights: Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility and Norman Wood Bridge.
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility
Power station
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility is a pumped-storage hydroelectric generation facility in Drumore Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Constructed by the Philadelphia Electric Company and completed in 1968, Muddy Run was the largest pumped-storage facility in the world.
Norman Wood Bridge
Bridge
The Norman Wood Bridge carries Pennsylvania Route 372 across the Susquehanna River between York County, Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drumore and Holtwood.
Drumore
Village
Drumore is an unincorporated community in Drumore Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Drumore is located at the intersection of Port Deposit Road and Fishing Creek Road, along the east bank of the Susquehanna River at the mouth of Fishing Creek.
Holtwood
Hamlet
Holtwood is an unincorporated community in Martic Township, Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Holtwood is the site of the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant, along the Susquehanna River.
Bethesda
Hamlet
Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is situated at the junction between Township Road 432 and Lancaster County, in Pennsylvania. It is situated at the junction between T-432 and Pennsylvania Route 372.
Wissler Run Nature Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.8144° or 39° 48′ 52″ north
Longitude
-76.2831° or 76° 16′ 59″ west
Operator
Lancaster Conservatory
Open location code
87F5RP78+QQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fernglen and Boeckel Landing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Thomas Neel Homestead and Wissler Run Overlook.
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