Scotch Run Dam

Scotch Run Dam is a dam in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Scotch Run Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakemont.

Places of Interest Nearby

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, United States. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter. Horseshoe Curve is situated 1 mile west of Scotch Run Dam.

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 4 miles southeast of Scotch Run Dam.

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 5 miles northeast of Scotch Run Dam.

Scotch Run Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Location: Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.49674° or 40° 29′ 48″ north

Longitude

-78.4614° or 78° 27′ 41″ west

Elevation

1,407 feet (429 metres)

Open location code

87G3FGWQ+MC

GeoNames ID

5211250

Wikidata ID

Q48998735

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Scotch Run Dam”

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