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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
Fairfield Inn & Suites Altoona
TownePlace Suites Altoona
Quality Inn & Suites Altoona
Hampton Inn Altoona
Wingate by Wyndham Altoona
Econo Lodge Altoona
MOTEL 6 ALTOONA
Videos from this area
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Altoona PA 10.25.14: Yeah M0N
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...
Altoona PA 07.22.12: Every Driver's Nightmare, Every Railfan's Dream
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
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
There may have been a few thin spots in the cloud cover, but the sky remained stubbornly gray after the manifest/light helper combo passed through on their way west. The bright side to all...
BUSY! NS 9860 & NS 9500 at Altoona (23JUL2014)
Norfolk Southern 9860, NS 6738, NS 8839, NS 6326, NS 6309 westbound at the Brick Yard crossing departing Altoona, Pennsylvania. Manned helpers are used to push trains over the mountain pass....
10A Arrives at Altoona with Seven additions to the NS roster
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
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 PA 08.14.14: Hard Rock And Heavy Metal
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
NS957-East - August 13th, 2012: NKP765 eastbound in Bennington, PA (MP PT246): On the eastbound deadhead move from Conway Yard to Enola Yard, Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No.765 begins her ...
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.