Pocono
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Pocono may refer to:
- The PoconosThe PoconosThe Pocono Mountains is a region located in northeastern Pennsylvania, United States. The Poconos, located chiefly in Monroe and Pike counties , are an upland of the larger Allegheny Plateau...
, a mountainous region in northeastern Pennsylvania - Pocono CreekPocono CreekPocono Creek is a tributary of McMichael Creek in the Poconos of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.Pocono Creek joins McMichael Creek in Stroudsburg.-References:*Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6...
, a tributary of Brodhead Creek in the Poconos - Pocono Biological Laboratories, a company related to Sanofi pasteur
- Pocono RacewayPocono RacewayPocono Raceway also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond...
, a superspeedway in the Poconos - The Pocono 500Pocono 500The 5-hour Energy 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in early August. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway on...
, a NASCAR race held at Pocono Raceway - USS Pocono (AGC-16)USS Pocono (AGC-16)USS Pocono was an Adirondack class amphibious force command ship named after a range of mountains in Eastern Pennsylvania. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the...
, a United States Navy amphibious force command ship in commission from 1945 to 1971