South Creek Northern Tier

Sportsmen Inc.

RR #2 Box 444, Roaring Run Road

Gillett, PA  16925

PH 570-537-2088

 

GPS Coordinates     N41 57.657   W076 52.647

Web Info http://www.

 

Contact Person:

Jack Deming

742 E. Lawrence Rd.

Lawrenceville, PA 16929

(570)827-2888

jdemingjr@stny.rr.com

  

Hotel & motels within a reasonable distance to the range:

 

The Coachman Motor Lodge

908 Pennsylvania Ave., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 733-5526

Cost: $47 - $58

Ratings: Very good

Distance to the range: 12 miles

Facilities: Kitchenettes, AC & C/TV

 

Holiday Inn Elmira

East Water St., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 734-4211

Cost: $56 - $61

Ratings: Very good

Distance to range: 14 miles

Facilities: Pool, restaurants, bar, entertainment, AC & C/TV

 

Huck Finn Motel

Horsehead Circle., Horsehead, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 739-3807

Cost: $26 - $45

Ratings: Average

Distance to raqnge: 20 miles

Facilities: Coffee shop, pool & AC

 

Motel 6

Intersection of Rt. 17 & Rt. 14., Horsehead, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 739-2525

Cost: $45 - $55

Ratings: Very good

Distance to range: 20 miles

Facilities: AC & C/TV

 

Red Jacket

Rt.17., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 734-1616

Cost: $65 - $90

Ratings: Very good

Distance to range: 18 miles

Facilities: AC & C/TV

 

Troy Motel

Troy, PA

Phone: (717)297-2145

Cost: $40

Ratings: Average/ below average

Distance to range: 14 miles

Facilities:

 

Comfort Inn

300 Gateway Dr., Mansfield, PA

Phone: (717) 662-3000

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Restaurants within a reasonable distance to the range:

 

Wheelers Family Restaurant

1825 Pennsylvania Ave., Pine City, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 732-3597

Cost: $5 - $15

Ratings: Very good

Specialty: Home cooking

 

Bonanza Family Restaurant

Southport Shopping Center, Elmira,N.Y.

Phone: (607) 734-7414

Cost: $5 - $13

Ratings: Good

Specialty:

 

Beijing Garden

150 W. Gray St., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 732-7464

Cost: $6-$13

Ratings: Very good

Specialty:

 

Musticos

corner of N. Main St. & Bloomer Ave., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone:

Cost: $6 - $15

Ratings: Very good

Specialty:

 

The Cedar Inn

1750 Cedar St., Elmira, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 734-9577

Cost: $6 - $14

Ratings: Very good

Specialty:

 

Pine City Inn

1456 Pennsylvania Ave., Pine City, N.Y.

Phone (607) 734-4642

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Range facilities:

1. Kitchen

2. On-site camping

3. Electrical hook-up

4. Covered loading area

5. Shower facilities

6. Serves breakfast & lunch

7. 30 benches

8. Range is open for practice the day before the match.

 

Parks, public pools & beaches within a one hours drive:

1. Watkins State Park & Beach Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Activities: Scenic hiking & swimming

 

2. Elmira Public Pool Elmira, N.Y.

Activities: Swimming

 

3. Tioga Hamond

Lake Tioga, PA

Activities: Camping, picnicing & swimming

 

4. Army Corps of Engineers

Tioga-Hammond, Cowanesque Lakes

Ives Run Park Office: (717) 835-5291 Tioga

Tompkins Park Office: (717) 827-2109 Lawrenceville

Activities: Camping, fishing, swimming & areas for children

 

Shopping centers & outlet stores within a one hour drive:

 

1. Arnot Mall

Big Flatts., Elmira, N.Y.

Types of stores: Everything

 

2. Country Mouse

Broadway Ave., Elmira, N.Y.

Types of stores: Crafts & antiques

Hours: 10am-10pm

 

3. Consumer Square

Rte. 17., Big Flatts, N.Y.

Types of stores: Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Dickšs Sporting Goods, Etc.

 

Other entertainment:

 

1.Corning Glass Center 151 Centerway., Corning, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 974-8271

 

They have tours and a retail store for Corning dishes.

 

2. Watkins Glen International Raceway

Watkins glen, N.Y.

 

3. Rockwell Museum

111 Cedar St.,Corning, N.Y.

Phone: (607) 937-5386

Guns & western arts

Largest collection of American Western Arts in the East

 

Some of the area codes have been changed from (717) to (570) on the phone numbers listed above.

 

Other comments:

 

Elmira and Corning area hotels & motels can accommodate several thousand people. Reserve early on race weekends. There are many fast food restaurants in the surrounding area.