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Delve into Kennywood Park
Kennywood Park in Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) is located in United States about 182 mi (or 294 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Kennywood Park is now 10:08 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 12 airports close to Kennywood Park, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Allegheny County Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Washington, Butler and Uniontown. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 42% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
DoubleTree by Hilton Pittsburgh - Monroeville Convention Cen
Mansions on Fifth Hotel
The Inn on Negley
Friendship Suites
Hampton Inn - Suites Pittsburgh-Waterfront-West Homestead PA
Hyatt House Pittsburgh/Bloomfield/Shadyside
Residence Inn Pittsburgh Monroeville/Wilkins Township
Holiday Inn Express & Suites PITTSBURGH WEST MIFFLIN
SpringHill Suites Pittsburgh Bakery Square
Videos from this area
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Kennywood's 64th Annual Fall Fantasy Parades Gateway High School Marching Band 8/22/13
Every August, Kennywood comes alive with the sights and sounds of fall as summer begins to wane and kids prepare to return to school. Over 150 area high school and college marching bands ...
POV Lil' Phantom Roller Coaster Kennywood Park
The Lil' Phantom roller coaster P.O.V. at Kennywood Park Lilah and Lilah's daddy ride in the front seat.
Beautiful & Historic Kennywood Park
Kennywood Park located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photos and video taken on September 19, 2009 and July 7, 2010. In 1987 Kennywood was designated a National Historic Landmark, an honor...
Kennywood Holiday Lights Time-Lapse 12/28/12
Time-Lapse POV from Phantom's Revenge during Kennywood Holiday Lights 12/28/12 NOTE: This video was filmed by former Public Relations Manager Jeff Filicko (2009 - 2014).
Kennywood holiday light show
Part of the Kennywood holiday light show at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, PA. If you haven't seen the park decorated for the holidays, you must go. It is beautiful, and a lot of fun for the...
Railroad Property Kennywood Park 7/27/2014
Railroad Property Kennywood Park 7/27/2014 "Kennywood stated immediate use for the property is to restore this building and use it as a large storage facility for the park where they can...
Thunderbolt Train (subtracted from the station) 6/9/2014
Team Members subtract the Blue Thunderbolt Train from the station platform at Kennywood Park. Click the link below to see the Blue Thunderbolt Train added to the platform during Phantom Fright...
Kennywood 2013 Opening Day 5/4/2013
Kennywood has a lot to offer for the 2013 Season! See what's new this year! Black Widow is open! (It is not really featured in this video but, click this link and watch Black widow http://www.youtu...
Thunderbolt Test Run 4/17/2015
Thunderbolt Test Run at Kennywood Park 4/17/2015 Originally built as the Pippin in 1923 / Designed by Andy Vettel / Built by Andy Vettel/Kennywood / 95-feet high / 2887 feet long "Dubbed...
Black Widow (HD) Kennywood Park
Black Widow, a Zamperla Giant Discovery, made its inaugural debut at Kennywood Park during the 2012 season. The ride begins by rotating while swinging in a pendulum motion. At maximum capacity ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census. The borough is represented by the Pennsylvania State Senate's 45th district, the Pennsylvania House of Representative's 34th district, and Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Battle of the Monongahela
The Battle of the Monongahela, also known as the Battle of the Wilderness, took place on 9 July 1755, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10 miles east of Pittsburgh. A British force under General Edward Braddock, moving to take Fort Duquesne, was defeated by a force of French and Canadian troops, with its Native American allies.
Thunderbolt (Kennywood)
The Thunderbolt is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Originally built by John A. Miller in 1924, the ride's name was Pippin until 1967, when it changed to Thunderbolt beginning with the 1968 season, coinciding with an expansion of the track headed up by Andy Vettel. The all-wood coaster follows the surrounding terrain with a track length of 2,887 feet (880 m).
Racer (Kennywood)
The Racer is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. It is a racing, moebius loop coaster; one of only three in the world.
Phantom's Revenge
The Phantom's Revenge is a steel roller coaster at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. When opened in 1991, it was the fastest roller coaster and had the longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. The ride is a hypercoaster that was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics. After the 2000, D.H. Morgan Manufacturing was brought in to renovate the ride, most notably to remove the four inversions.
Jack Rabbit (Kennywood)
Jack Rabbit is a wooden roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, USA. Designed and built by John Miller in 1920, it is one of the oldest still-running roller coasters in the world, opening on June 18, 1920. The ride's three trains were manufactured by Edward Vettel, Sr. in 1951 and contain three cars of six seats each.
Exterminator (roller coaster)
The Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood Park, in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The ride was developed by Reverchon Industries. The ride is heavily themed around the concept of the rider as a rat attempting to escape from Kennywood exterminators. The concept is a pun off of the phrase "Wild Mouse roller coaster", which describes this type of coaster, characterized by small cars (4 people/car for Exterminator) and sharp turns.
Braddock's Field
Braddock's Field is a historic battlefield on the banks of the Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pennsylvania, near the junction of Turtle Creek (Monongahela River), about nine miles southeast of the "Forks of the Ohio" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here, in 1755, was fought the Battle of the Monongahela which ended the Braddock Expedition.
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
The Edgar Thomson Steel Works is a steel mill in the Pittsburgh area town of North Braddock, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been active since 1872.
West Mifflin Area High School
Sky Rocket
Sky Rocket is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first coaster erected at the park since the renovation of the Steel Phantom into the Phantom's Revenge in 2001; it also marks the return of a roller coaster that features inversions. It was completed in the late spring of 2010 and after a period of testing opened at the end of June.
Braddock Locks & Dam
Braddock Locks & Dam is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Maintained and built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the gated dam forms an upstream pool that is for 12.6 miles, stretching to Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. The bridge is located at mile 11.2 of the river, immediately adjacent to the Kennywood Amusement Park. The structure was modernized in a major 1952-53 rehabilitation.