Pottsgrove Dam

Pottsgrove Dam is a dam in , , . Pottsgrove Dam is situated near the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mishler Theatre and Altoona Transportation Center.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a Beaux-Arts stage and located at 1208 Twelfth Avenue in . is situated 2½ miles west of Pottsgrove Dam.

Railway station
Photo: Jeffreyvos, Public domain.
The is an intermodal passenger facility in downtown . It is served by the daily Amtrak Pennsylvanian, Greyhound Lines intercity buses, and AMTRAN local bus service. is situated 2½ miles west of Pottsgrove Dam.

Hospital
Photo: Crazypaco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, located in downtown , , is a 380-bed, non-profit, private community hospital system that contains more than 20 affiliated health care companies and functions as the regional referral center and tertiary hub of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. is situated 2 miles west of Pottsgrove Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenwood and Juniata Township.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near I-99 and is adjacent in the northeast to the city of . As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,458 residents.

Village
Photo: Ron Shawley, CC BY 3.0.
is a township in , , United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 965 at the 2020 census. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Pottsgrove Dam.

Photo: Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a city in central . was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their 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.

Pottsgrove Dam

Latitude
40.52507° or 40° 31′ 30″ north
Longitude
-78.3564° or 78° 21′ 23″ west
Elevation
1,325 feet (404 metres)
Open location code
87G3GJGV+2C
Geo­Names ID
5207084
Wiki­data ID
Q48996279
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In Other Languages

“Pottsgrove Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pottsgrove Dam”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: East End and East Altoona.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department Station 16 and Ramada Altoona.

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