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  Amity Location of Amity in Bucks County, Pennsylvania  Amity Amity (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°30′33″N75°17′10″W / 40.50917°N 75.28611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Township | Springfield |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18951 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, 445 |
Amity is an unincorporated community located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Amity is located at the intersection of Old Bethlehem Road and Round House Road at coordinates 40°30′33″N75°17′10″W / 40.50917°N 75.28611°W in Springfield Township, just south of Pleasant Valley. The summit of Molasses Hill (elevation 495 feet (151 m) is located approximately 0.79 miles (1.27 km) to the southwest of Amity. [1]
Amity's zip code is 18951, mail is delivered by the Quakertown post office, telephone service area codes are 215, 267 and 445. [2]
Amity falls within the watershed of a tributary of Cooks Creek, part of the Delaware River watershed, at an elevation of 479 feet (146 m), and it lies within the Brunswick Formation, bedrock laid down during the Triassic, consisting of mudstone, shale and siltstone. [1] [3]
Pine Creek is a tributary of Mahantango Creek in Schuylkill and Dauphin counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 23.7 miles (38.1 km) long. The creek flows through Foster Township, Hegins Township, Hubley Township, and Upper Mahantango Township in Schuylkill County and Lykens Township in Dauphin County. The creek's watershed has an area of 76.8 square miles (199 km2) and its tributaries include Rausch Creek and Deep Creek. Pine Creek is considered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to be impaired by abandoned mine drainage and resource extraction. However, it is designated as a coldwater fishery.
Meshoppen Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 30.6 miles (49.2 km) long and flows through Bridgewater Township, Dimock Township, and Springville Township in Susquehanna County and Lemon Township, Washington Township, Meshoppen Township, and Meshoppen in Wyoming County. The watershed of the creek has an area of 114 square miles (300 km2). It is possible to canoe on 17.0 miles (27.4 km) of Meshoppen Creek.
Geryville is a village located mainly in Milford Township, Bucks County but also in Upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The first letter of the name is pronounced as a hard "g." It is located just north of Route 663 and is split between the East Greenville zip code of 18041 and the Pennsburg zip code of 18073. Originally known as Aurora, the village received its name from the postmaster Jesse Gery in 1865. The Publick House on the corner of Sleepy Hollow Road and Geryville Pike played a prominent role in Fries's Rebellion of 1799. It is drained via the Macoby Creek southward into the Perkiomen Creek and Schuylkill River.
Spinnerstown is a census-designated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just northwest of the Quakertown interchange of I-476 with Route 663. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,826 residents.
Hensingersville, also known as New Hensingersville, is an unincorporated community located mostly in southwestern Lower Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It also extends into Longswamp Township in Berks Township near the intersections of Pennsylvania Route 201, Pennsylvania Route 3001, Chestnut Road, and Reservoir Hill Road.
Pleasant Valley is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Raccoon Creek is a tributary of Tomhicken Creek in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) long and flows through Black Creek Township in Luzerne County and North Union Township in Schuylkill County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.67 square miles (6.9 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soil is the Leck Kill soil.
Spies Run is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through East Union Township. The stream has a pH that is fairly close to neutral. The stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Conyngham. Trout naturally reproduce in it.
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 12 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bradford County and Sullivan County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. The game lands have an area of nearly 24,480 acres (9,910 ha) in Bradford County. The area is mainly mountainous and wooded and major streams in the area include Schrader Creek, Sugar Run, and Little Schrader Creek. Game animals within the game lands include black bear, gray squirrel, whitetail deer, and wild turkey. The main hardwood tree species include American basswood, American beech, black cherry, black birch, red maple, sugar maple, white ash, and aspen. The main conifer species include eastern hemlock, eastern larch, plantation Norway spruce, plantation red pine, and white pine.
North Branch Mehoopany Creek is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Bradford County, Sullivan County, and Wyoming County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long and flows through Wilmot Township in Bradford County, Colley Township in Sullivan County, and North Branch Township and Forkston Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 40.0 square miles (104 km2). The creek has eight named direct tributaries, including hollows. In the 1940s and 1950s, the average discharge for September was found to be just 6.8 cubic feet per second (0.19 m3/s), but was found to be over 100 cubic feet per second (2.8 m3/s) for July and August.
Queen Anne Creek is a tributary of Mill Creek, part of the Delaware River drainage basin in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rising just north of Fallsington, it meets with its confluence with Mill Creek in Bristol Township.
Haycock Creek is a tributary of the Tohickon Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States and is part of the Delaware River watershed.
The Lookout is the second highest summit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Rising over Rocky Valley, it is located in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 189 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Beaver County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, cross-country skiing, and other activities.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 26 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, equestrian, snowmobiling, and other activities.
Applebachsville is a populated place in Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northeast of Richlandtown.
Aquetong is populated place in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, situated along U.S. Route 202, approximately 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west of New Hope.
Bennetts Corner is a populated place in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Edison Furlong Road and Pebble Hill Road about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Doylestown.
Brick Tavern is a populated place in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 25 are Pennsylvania State Game Lands in Elk County in Pennsylvania in the United States providing hunting, bird watching, and other activities.
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