Kittanning Point
Kittanning Point is a cliff in Blair County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 2,234 feet. Kittanning Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Elstie, as well as near Greenfield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horseshoe Curve.
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.
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 6 miles east of Kittanning Point.
Duncansville
Village
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census. Duncansville is situated 6 miles southeast of Kittanning Point.
Kittanning Point
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 2,234 feet
- Description: cliff in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.49979° or 40° 29′ 59″ northLongitude
-78.49002° or 78° 29′ 24″ westElevation
2,234 feet (681 metres)Open location code
87G3FGX5+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 357293960OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Kittanning Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kittanning Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elstie and Greenfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center and Upper Kittanning Reservoir.
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