A day out from Saxton: Flight 93 National Memorial, 34 mi away
About 4.6M people a year visit Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Look within 40 miles for the 20 places to visit; none is inside Saxton. On the list: 8 museums, 2 national memorials and 2 theme parks, among others. For a longer trip, Raven Rock Mountain Complex lies 55 mi away.
Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Around Saxton, mapped
Johnstown Flood Museum marks the outer edge, 36 mi away.
Orange: Saxton. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
These 48 are within 60 miles, none in town.
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2Flight 93 National Memorial
Shanksville, Pennsylvania memorial to the 4th plane that crashed on 9/11.
4Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
Former school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA.
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6Antietam National Battlefield
Historical area from the American Civil War.
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9Gettysburg National Military Park
National park in Pennsylvania, United States.
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13Catoctin Mountain Park
U.S. National Park system unit and historic district, in north-central Maryland.
Idlewild and Soak Zone
Children's amusement park near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Former railroad in Pennsylvania.
Fort Ligonier
British fortification from the French and Indian War in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
Lakemont Park
Amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania; home to the world's oldest-surviving rollercoaster.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia.
Fort Cumberland
18th-century frontier fort at the current site of Cumberland, Maryland.
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
Mountain in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Historic site commemorating the 1889 flood in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Amusement park located in Tipton, Pennsylvania.
Fort Bedford
Historic military fortification in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Palmer Museum of Art
Art museum at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus.
Fort Roberdeau
American Revolutionary War-era fort for lead mining in Pennsylvania.
Mishler Theatre
Theater and movie theater in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States.
Appalachian Trail Museum
Museum in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, Pennsylvania.
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Art museum in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
Hagerstown City Park
Historic public urban park in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.
William E. Swigart, Jr. Antique Automobile Museum
Non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation of American automobile history.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Saxton → · Saxton’s history →
Photo credits
Raven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Gettysburg National Military Park: David Dugan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Grove Furnace State Park: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eisenhower National Historic Site: Jack E. Boucher, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Laurel Mountain Ski Resort: jcalz (talk)calzarette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0 · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Roberdeau: Pubdog (talk), Public domain · Johnstown Flood Museum: Jet Lowe, HABS photographer, Public domain · Mishler Theatre: David Ames, Public domain · Hagerstown Aviation Museum: Hagerstown Aviation Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Little Buffalo State Park: Ben Winslow, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Coffee Pot: Jeff Kubina from Columbia, Maryland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Appalachian Trail Museum: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bedford Village Archeological Site: thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hagerstown City Park: Heather Holman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hessian Powder Magazine: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Franklin County Jail: Smallbones, Public domain · Frost Entomological Museum: Frost Entomological Museum, CC BY 2.0
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