The Oakes Museum of Natural History
The Oakes Museum of Natural History is a museum in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania which is located on College Avenue. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is situated nearby to Messiah University, as well as near the park Bittner Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Messiah University and Union Hotel.
Messiah University
University
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Messiah University is a private interdenominational evangelical Christian university with it main campus in Grantham, Pennsylvania and Upper Allen Township, Pennsylvania, near Mechanicsburg. Messiah University is situated 440 feet east of The Oakes Museum of Natural History.
Union Hotel
Historic building
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The Union Hotel, also known as the Shepherdstown Hotel or Hilltop Inn, is an historic, American hotel that is located in Shepherdstown in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Union Hotel is situated 1½ miles north of The Oakes Museum of Natural History.
Williams Grove Speedway
Sports venue
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Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile dirt racing track located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The speedway opened on May 21, 1939, it has been owned by the Hughes family for over 50 years and has hosted many of the most notable national touring series and some of those most prestigious races in the country. Williams Grove Speedway is situated 2½ miles west of The Oakes Museum of Natural History.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grantham and Bowmansdale.
Grantham
Hamlet
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Grantham is an unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known today for the Christian liberal arts college, Messiah University, whose students make up most of its population.
Bowmansdale
Hamlet
Bowmansdale is an unincorporated community located in Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, south of Mechanicsburg. It is named after Jacob Bowman, a former Cumberland County sheriff.
Siddonsburg
Hamlet
Siddonsburg is an unincorporated community in Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located approximately two miles south of Messiah College.
The Oakes Museum of Natural History
- Type: Museum
- Address: 420 College Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Upper Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.15777° or 40° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
-76.98717° or 76° 59′ 14″ westElevation
489 feet (149 metres)Operator
Messiah CollegeOpen location code
87G55257+44OpenStreetMap ID
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