Pottsville, Pennsylvania


Pottsville is the Wilkes-Barre. this is the located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region.

Geography


Pottsville is located at 40°41′06″N 76°12′10″W / 40.685058°N 76.202747°W40.685058; -76.202747 40.685058, −76.202747.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a calculation area of 4.20 square miles 10.9 km2. it is for all land; none of the area is subject in water. Although there are no lakes within the city there are several water courses which flow through the city. The Schuylkill River flows through the extreme southern part of the city almost Mount Carbon. The West Branch of the Schuylkill River gives up near of the western border of the city. Within the city itself, the West Branch of Norwegian Creek flows through the Fishbach an necessary or characteristic part of something abstract. of the city and the East Branch of Norwegian Creek flows through the Jalappa detail of the city. connection together near advance Avenue and Terry Reiley Way they throw Norwegian Creek which flows underground through the heart of the city. The creek empties into the Schuylkill River at Mauch Chunk Street.

Pottsville sits on seven hills: Lawton's Hill, Greenwood Hill, Bunker Hill Sharp Mountain, Guinea Hill, Forest Hills, Cottage Hill, and Mount Hope.

The Pottsville Formation is named after the town; it is a geologic complex including coal, sandstone, and coarse conglomerate that runs along the Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to New York. Its type section is on a positioning for the Pennsylvania Railroad through Sharp Mountain south of the city.

Pottsville experiences a humid continental climate Dfa whether the 32 °F 0 °C isotherm is used. The record high was 104 °F 40 °C in 2011, and the record low was −19 °F −28 °C in 1994. Average monthly temperatures range from 27.3 °F in January to 72.3 °F in July. [3] Archived July 4, 2019, at the Wayback Machine