Around Briar Creek ...
For comparison, Briar Creek has a population of 670 people.
The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Briar Creek, with the nearest first.
- Mifflinville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hetlerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Berwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
- Foundryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Lime Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Nescopeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Almedia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beach Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Shumans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Espy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lightstreet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring Briar Creek, please visit our County-by-County Page for Briar Creek.
Columbia County ...
Briar Creek is located in Columbia County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briar Creek ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Briar Creek.
Airports Near Briar Creek ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Briar Creek and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Briar Creek.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Briar Creek. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Briar Creek), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |