Buckhorn
in Cambria County of Pennsylvania, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
40.548 and -78.481 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 40° 32' 51" and W -78° 28' 53"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:08 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:03 am and 8:16 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-07 07:59:51

Explore Buckhorn

Buckhorn in Cambria County (Pennsylvania) is a city in United States about 138 mi (or 221 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.

Local time in Buckhorn is now 06:08 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Buckhorn, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Altoona Blair County Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 31 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hollidaysburg, Ebensburg, Huntingdon, Clearfield and Bedford. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F

Morning Temperature 15°C / 58 °F
Evening Temperature 21°C / 70 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 87% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

23°C (74 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

20°C (68 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 9th of May 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel Shakti Continental

Address
6,1 mi
6th Lane, Amalapada, Hanuman Bazar, Angul, Odisha, India
759122 Angul ,Odisha
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Fairfield Inn & Suites Altoona

Address
6,0 mi
2915 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
16602 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TownePlace Suites Altoona

Address
6,0 mi
2915 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
16602 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Quality Inn & Suites Altoona

Address
6,1 mi
3306 Pleasant Valley Blvd.
16602 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hampton Inn Altoona

Address
6,8 mi
180 Charlotte Drive
16601 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Wingate by Wyndham Altoona

Address
4,8 mi
909 Chestnut Ave
16601 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Econo Lodge Altoona

Address
6,0 mi
2906 Pleasant Valley Blvd.
16602 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MOTEL 6 ALTOONA

Address
6,9 mi
1500 STERLING STREET
16602 Altoona
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Altoona PA 10.25.14: Yeah M0N

Published: February 07, 2015
Length: 14:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

The last time I was at Altoona's 'Brickyard' crossing, things were a little bit frostier than they were on the morning of October 25th (http://youtu.be/fb9eHMwlUhY). Saturday dawned bright...


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Published: October 02, 2012
Length: 50:07 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

The traffic on Porta Road had barely 5 minutes to spare before the gates lowered once more, this time for an eastbound manifest led by SD70M 2601 and C40-9W 8946. A dissonant chorus of singing...


Altoona PA 07.22.12: Storming The Gates

Published: September 30, 2012
Length: 44:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

The trickle of Y90 followed by 07T followed by 11J turned into a flood a short while later as the backlog of traffic began to clear in earnest. At 7:04, C40-9W 9889, SD60 6573, and C40-9W...


Altoona PA 01.19.14: Tanked Up

Published: January 27, 2014
Length: 00:01 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

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BUSY! NS 9860 & NS 9500 at Altoona (23JUL2014)

Published: July 31, 2014
Length: 02:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JayJr2007

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10A Arrives at Altoona with Seven additions to the NS roster

Published: October 19, 2014
Length: 29:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AltoonaWorks

10A arrives at Altoona with seven engines in tow including NS 2804, 6813, 2800, 6809, 2805, 6807, and 6810.


Altoona PA 07.22.12: A Vulgar Display Of Power

Published: September 29, 2012
Length: 22:54 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

In the immortal words of Harry Caray...Holy Cow! 11 minutes behind Amtrak's westbound Pennsylvanian was autorack train 11J - no, that wasn't the reason for the interjection; that was the response...


Bennington Curve Train Action, Gallitzin, PA

Published: January 09, 2015
Length: 49:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Eastern Rail Videos

Bennington Curve Train Action, Gallitzin, PA.


Bennington PA 08.14.14: Hard Rock And Heavy Metal

Published: December 06, 2014
Length: 40:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: FastFlyingVirginian

We would be hard-pressed to top the action we had witnessed at Horseshoe Curve, but that wasn't going to stop us from trying. After a lunch break in Gallitzin, we decided to take a shot at...


NKP 765 East - Benny Curve, Bennington, PA

Published: October 07, 2014
Length: 14:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: J.D. Gallaway

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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.

Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Logan Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 11,925 at the 2000 census. Logan Township is home to Horseshoe Curve a National Historic Landmark.

Located at 40.525, -78.5081 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places established in 1770, Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania

WTAJ-TV

WTAJ-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Allegheny area of Pennsylvania that is licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32. It is owned by Nexstar Broadcasting Group. Syndicated programming on the station includes Inside Edition, Rachael Ray, and The 700 Club.

Located at 40.567, -78.4411 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
CBS network affiliates, Channel 32 digital TV stations in the United States, Channel 10 virtual TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1953, Television stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania

WATM-TV

WATM-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Allegheny area of Pennsylvania that is licensed to Altoona. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 24 from a transmitter on Wopsy Mountain east of Dysart. Owned by Palm Television, the station is operated by Peak Media through a local marketing agreement (LMA). This makes it sister to Fox affiliate WWCP-TV and the two share studios on Scalp Avenue in Johnstown.

Located at 40.5685, -78.4435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
ABC network affiliates, Channel 24 digital TV stations in the United States, Channel 23 virtual TV stations in the United States, Television channels and stations established in 1974, Television stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania

WFGY

WFGY, known as "Froggy 98 FM", is a Froggy branded Country music formatted radio station in Pennsylvania serving the Altoona, Huntingdon, Bedford, and Lewistown areas, among other communities in central Pennsylvania. It has a signal that reaches as far west as Blairsville, Pennsylvania, as far south as Martinsburg, West Virginia, as far east as Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and as far north as St. Marys, Pennsylvania. The station is owned and operated by Forever Broadcasting, LLC.

Located at 40.567, -78.442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Country radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1992

WWOT

WWOT is the Top 40 music formatted radio station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting and is related with Hot 92 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The station has an ERP of 3,000 Watts.

Located at 40.57, -78.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Radio stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States

WRKY-FM

WRKY-FM is a rock music radio station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. There is a relation with WRKW in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in that they are part of Forever Broadcasting.

Located at 40.5669, -78.4422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Radio stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania

WALY

WALY (103.9 FM, "WALY 103.9") is an American radio station serving the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area. The station is owned by Forever Broadcasting, Inc. with K.C. O'Day and Jay Parks in the Morning, Bob Steele on Middays, Bill Kurtis in the Afternoon and The John Tesh Radio Show Weeknights. The station began playing oldies music before soon changing to its present music selection.

Located at 40.5658, -78.4433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Radio stations in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Hot adult contemporary radio stations in the United States, Communes of Meuse