Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Long Pond  Long Pond | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′12″N 75°27′47″W / 41.05333°N 75.46306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Tunkhannock |
| Elevation | 1,873 ft (571 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18334 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1204053[1] |
Long Pond is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the Pocono Mountains region of Pennsylvania, a part of the Appalachian Mountains. It's a community located within Tunkhannock Township. Its ZIP code is 18334.
It is a sparsely populated, rural area. Tunkhannock Township has a population of roughly ~7000 persons, and the demographics are approximately: 54.6% Caucasian/White, 26.4% African American,5% Asian, and 13% Hispanic. [2]At $180,000 the average home value here is a bit higher than average. The median age is 39. The median age for men is 38 while for women the median age is 40.[citation needed] Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).
Long Pond is named after the unique wetland topography formed by the Tunkhannock Creek, which meanders through the community. Long Pond is perhaps most noteworthy for it's quantity and quality of conserved public access lands. The Bethlehem Authority [3], Nature Conservancy[4], Wildlands Conservancy [5]County of Monroe Open Space Program, and PA Department of Forest and Waters[6] have protected thousands of acres. Long Pond is home to many species of globally rare, threatened, and endangered plants and animals and has been described as one of the last "great places".[7] [8][9]
Economically, Long Pond is primarily known as the location of Pocono Raceway, a track which hosts two annual NASCAR Cup Series races, the Pocono 400 in early June and the Gander Outdoors 400 in late July, the IndyCar Series event ABC Supply 500 in August, and other events.
In July 1972 the Concert 10 rock festival brought thousands to Long Pond. Edgar Winter, Three Dog Night, the Faces featuring Rod Stewart, and others performed during the two day festival.
The climate of Long Pond PA is variable, and ecosystems vary considerably. Ecosystems range from glacial till barrens habitat, known for frost pockets and globally rare flowering species and associated insects. Mixed hardwood deciduous forests and vast peat bog swamps. Frost pockets can occur in this region in typically frost free months of June, July, and August.
Notable people
- Rob Ramos, actor and equality activist
References
- ^ "Long Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/tunkhannocktownshipmonroecountypennsylvania/RHI225219#RHI225219
- ^ https://bethlehemauthority.org/public-access#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20Bethlehem%20Authority's,(PGC)%20Public%20Access%20program.
- ^ https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/long-pond-preserve-and-hauser-nature-center/
- ^ https://www.wildlandspa.org/mapletract/
- ^ https://trails.dcnr.pa.gov/trails/trail/trailview?trailkey=654
- ^ https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/HabitatManagement/Documents/IMA%2038%20Long%20Pond%20Preserve.pdf
- ^ https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1988-07-05-2657294-story.html
- ^ https://www.jstor.org/stable/2996782
- ^ https://issuu.com/poconolivingmagazine/docs/plm_aprmay_2021/s/11893467
- ^ https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/HabitatManagement/Documents/IMA%2038%20Long%20Pond%20Preserve.pdf
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