Carte topographique Coaldale

Nom : Carte topographique Coaldale, altitude, relief.

Lieu : Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States (40.80536 -75.93620 40.83374 -75.89154)

Altitude moyenne : 360 m

Altitude minimum : 252 m

Altitude maximum : 479 m

Coaldale is located at 40°49′20″N 75°54′36″W / 40.82222°N 75.91000°W / 40.82222; -75.91000 (40.822234, -75.910115), which is (technically) one mile southwest of Lansford as both municipalities lie along the border of Carbon and Schuylkill Counties. It is also five miles northeast of Tamaqua, 27 miles northwest of Allentown, and nine miles south of Hazleton. It is located on the northwestern fringe of the Lehigh Valley and just two ridgelines away from the nearby Poconos, and drains to the Delaware River by way of Panther Creek, the Little Schuylkill River, and the Schuylkill River. Coaldale sits atop one of the richest coal seams in the eastern end of the southern Coal Region, which is still being exploited by a successor company of the LC&N (called the Old Company in the valley), the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (or the New Company). Coaldale's elevation is 1050 feet above sea level. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), all land.

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