Kittanning Gap
Kittanning Gap, one of the gaps of the Allegheny, is a now a relatively unimportant wooded ravine along the ascent of the Allegheny Ridge in central Pennsylvania in the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Curve and Temple Beth Israel.
Horseshoe Curve
Heritage site
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter. Horseshoe Curve is situated 1½ miles west of Kittanning Gap.
Temple Beth Israel
Synagogue
Photo: Meholzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 3004 Union Avenue, Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Temple Beth Israel is situated 2½ miles east of Kittanning Gap.
Providence Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Providence Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles east of Kittanning Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altoona and Lakemont.
Altoona
Photo: Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Lakemont
Hamlet
Lakemont is a census-designated place in Allegheny and Logan Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located to the east of I-99 and is located between Altoona and Hollidaysburg. Lakemont is situated 3½ miles southeast of Kittanning Gap.
Juniata Township
Village
Juniata Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 965 at the 2020 census. Juniata Township is situated 4½ miles northeast of Kittanning Gap.
Kittanning Gap
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 1,480 feet
- Description: gap at the summit of Allegheny Ridge in Central Pennsylvania, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mill Run and Coburn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scotch Run Dam and Lake Altoona Dam.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kittanning Gap”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.