Turtles

Turtles is an amusement ride in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Turtles is situated nearby to the amusement ride Doodlebug, as well as near Scampers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Idlewild and Soak Zone and Fort Ligonier.

Idlewild and Soak Zone

Theme park

Idlewild and Soak Zone, also known as Idlewild Park or simply Idlewild, is an amusement park in the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh. Idlewild and Soak Zone is situated 610 feet north of Turtles.

Fort Ligonier is a British fortification from the French and Indian War located in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States. The fort served as a staging area for the Forbes Expedition of 1758. Fort Ligonier is situated 2½ miles southeast of Turtles.

Ligonier Valley High School

School

Ligonier Valley High School is a public high school in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. It serves approximately 500 students that live in Laurel Mountain Borough, Ligonier Borough, Ligonier Township, Cook Township, Fairfield Township, Bolivar Borough, Seward, St. Ligonier Valley High School is situated 2 miles east of Turtles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ligonier and Rector.

Ligonier

Town

Photo: Drums600, Public domain.

Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Ligonier is situated 2½ miles southeast of Turtles.

Rector

Hamlet

Rector is a small unincorporated community in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2000, the population of Rector was 600. Rector is situated 5 miles southeast of Turtles.

Baggaley

Hamlet

Baggaley is an unincorporated community in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a coal town, with houses built by the Puritan Coke Company of Latrobe to provide homes for its employees. Baggaley is situated 5 miles west of Turtles.

Turtles

Type: Amusement ride
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Ligonier Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.25853° or 40° 15′ 31″ north

Longitude

-79.27866° or 79° 16′ 43″ west

Open location code

87G27P5C+CG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5783920258

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=amusement_ride

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