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.

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, United States. 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

Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.

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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Latitude

40.4984° or 40° 29′ 54″ north

Longitude

-78.45085° or 78° 27′ 3″ west

Elevation

1,480 feet (451 metres)

Open location code

87G3FGXX+9M

GeoNames ID

5196359

Wikidata ID

Q6418399

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