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Welcome to Friendly Acres ...

Friendly Acres is located in Pike County<1>.


The location of Friendly Acres has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Friendly Acres is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Friendly Acres lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Friendly Acres: (570)

Communities Also Named Friendly Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Friendly Acres - they are located in North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendly Acres.

Communities near Friendly Acres ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendly Acres.

  • Port Jervis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Honesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Matamoras
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Matamoras is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
  • Hawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Hawley is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Prompton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
    • Prompton is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Bethany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
  • Kimble
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimble
    • Kimble is located in Pike County
  • Lackawaxen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
    • Wilsonville is located in Pike County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendly Acres. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendly Acres.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendly Acres. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendly Acres.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendly Acres. See our Newspapers Page for Friendly Acres.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendly Acres ...

Looking for more information about Friendly Acres? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Friendly Acres, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Friendly Acres.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Friendly Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendly Acres - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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