State Game Lands Number 279
State Game Lands Number 279 is a nature reserve in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. State Game Lands Number 279 is situated nearby to the village Sankertown, as well as near the hamlet Wildwood Springs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 279” and “SGL 279”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cresson Presbyterian Church and Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto.
Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto
Prison
The Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaylor and Cassandra.
Kaylor
Hamlet
Kaylor is an unincorporated community in northern Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies between Johnstown and Altoona, approximately 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. It is part of Munster Township, Pennsylvania.
Cassandra
Suburb
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cassandra is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 147 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cassandra is situated 6 miles southwest of State Game Lands Number 279.
State Game Lands Number 279
- Categories: Pennsylvania State Game Lands and recreation area
- Location: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.48647° or 40° 29′ 11″ northLongitude
-78.5872° or 78° 35′ 14″ westElevation
2,060 feet (628 metres)Operator
Pennsylvania Game CommissionOpen location code
87G3FCP7+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 160056117OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
5213867Wikidata ID
Q49565771
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In Other Languages
“State Game Lands Number 279” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “State Game Lands Number 279”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sankertown and Wildwood Springs.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cresson Lake and Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery.
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