Gnatstown, Pennsylvania

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Gnatstown
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Gnatstown
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°52′3″N76°55′44″W / 39.86750°N 76.92889°W / 39.86750; -76.92889
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County York
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1203692 [1]

Gnatstown is an unincorporated community in York County, Pennsylvania, United States.

In September 2023 the community made the news when an asteroid that was estimated to be six inches across and that had travelled 55 miles through the Earth's atmosphere broke up just over Gnatstown. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gnatstown, Pennsylvania
  2. "Did you see it? Asteroid disintegrated in fireball over Hanover Sunday night". The Evening Sun. Retrieved 2023-11-14.