Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center
Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center is a tourism office in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center is situated nearby to Upper Kittanning Reservoir, as well as near the cliff Kittanning Point.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 540 feet east of Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center.
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 5 miles east of Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center.
Duncansville
Village
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census. Duncansville is situated 6 miles southeast of Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center.
Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center
- Type: Tourism office
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.49773° or 40° 29′ 52″ northLongitude
-78.48433° or 78° 29′ 4″ westOpen location code
87G3FGX8+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 833658558OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Horseshoe Curve Visitors Center from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper Kittanning Reservoir and Kittanning Point.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Horseshoe Curve and Horseshoe Curve Lower Station.
Pennsylvania: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Scranton.
Curious Tourism Offices to Discover
Uncover intriguing tourism offices from every corner of the globe.