Jacks Mountain Tunnel
Jacks Mountain Tunnel is a railroad tunnel located in Adams County, Pennsylvania about 2.5 miles southwest of Fairfield. It was built in 1889 by the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway, which was later acquired by the Western Maryland Railway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raven Rock Mountain Complex and Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Military installation
The Raven Rock Mountain Complex, also known as Site R and simply The Rock, is a U.S. military installation with an underground nuclear bunker near Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Raven Rock Mountain Complex is situated 1½ miles southeast of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church
Church
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Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church is situated 1½ miles west of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Monterey Pass
Mountain saddle
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Monterey Pass is a 1,300 feet mountain pass located in Franklin County, southern Pennsylvania. Monterey Pass is situated 2 miles west of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monterey and Blue Ridge Summit.
Monterey
Hamlet
Monterey, Pennsylvania, is an unincorporated community which was added to the USGS Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. After the site was surveyed c. 1839 for the never-completed Tapeworm Railroad, the summit community was settled on the… Monterey is situated 1½ miles west of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Blue Ridge Summit
Village
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Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland. Blue Ridge Summit is situated 2 miles southwest of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Highfield-Cascade
Village
Highfield-Cascade is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The CDP is, however, more commonly referred to as just Cascade, MD. Highfield-Cascade is situated 3 miles southwest of Jacks Mountain Tunnel.
Jacks Mountain Tunnel
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: railway tunnel in Fairfield, Pennsylvania
- Categories: railway tunnel and transportation
- Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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