Jackson Ridge
Jackson Ridge is a ridge in Fulton County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 1,617 feet. Jackson Ridge is situated nearby to the hamlet Shortys Place, as well as near Old Mountain House.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rays Hill Tunnel.
Rays Hill Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Arthur Rothstein, Public domain.
Rays Hill Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel, formerly part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Rays Hill Tunnel is 3,532 feet long. It was the shortest of the seven original tunnels on Pennsylvania Turnpike. Rays Hill Tunnel is situated 2 miles northwest of Jackson Ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breezewood and Crystal Spring.
Breezewood
Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Breezewood is an unincorporated town of in Pennsylvania. There are few residences but myriad cheap motels, gas stations and fast food restaurants. The town is a major interstate connection between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 70 heading south towards Washington D.C. and Baltimore.
Crystal Spring
Hamlet
Crystal Spring is an unincorporated community in Brush Creek Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Breezewood. Just to the west, across the county line in Bedford County, is Gapsville. Crystal Spring is situated 4½ miles southwest of Jackson Ridge.
Gapsville
Hamlet
Gapsville is an unincorporated community in East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Breezewood. Gapsville is situated 5 miles southwest of Jackson Ridge.
Jackson Ridge
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,617 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.0012° or 40° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
-78.17306° or 78° 10′ 23″ westElevation
1,617 feet (493 metres)Open location code
87G32R2G+FQGeoNames ID
5195136
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