Allegheny Portage Railroad
See the first railroad to circumvent the Allegheny Mountains! Opened in 1834, "The Portage," connected Philadephia to Pittsburgh.
Johnstown Flood
See where the South Fork dam failed Friday, May 31, 1889 unleashing 20 million tons of water on Johnstown, PA and killing 2,209 people.
Fort Necessity
Explore the first battlefield of the French and Indian War. This war was a clash of British, French and American Indian cultures.
Flight 93
Learn about the actions of the 40 passengers and crew aboard one of the planes, Flight 93, on September 11, 2001.
Distances (Miles) and Time (Hours and Minutes) Between Parks
Distances and travel times were calculated via a commonly used mapping website using the shortest route and does not reflect and detours or traffic which may delay a traveler.
| Parks |
Allegheny Portage
National Historic Site |
Johnstown Flood
National Memorial |
Flight 93
National Memorial |
Fort Necessity
National Battlefield |
Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
Allegheny Portage
National Historic Site |
|
19 miles,
27 minutes |
52 miles,
49 minutes |
92 miles,
1 hour and 48 minutes |
115 miles,
2 hours and 3 minutes |
Johnstown Flood
National Memorial |
19 miles,
27 minutes |
|
31 miles,
32 minutes |
71 miles,
1 hour and 27 minutes |
99 miles,
1 hour and 50 minutes |
Flight 93
National Memorial |
52 miles,
49 minutes |
31 miles,
32 minutes |
|
51 miles,
1 hour and 13 minutes |
80 miles,
1 hour and 40 minutes |
Fort Necessity
National Battlefield |
92 miles,
1 hour and 48 minutes |
71 miles,
1 hour and 27 minutes |
51 miles,
1 hour and 13 minutes |
|
23 Miles,
29 Minutes |
| Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
115 miles,
2 hours and 3 minutes |
99 miles,
1 hour and 50 minutes |
80 miles,
1 hour and 40 minutes |
23 Miles,
29 Minutes |
|
W. PA Parks' Visitor Centers Addresses
Sometimes websites incorrectly list addresses of the parks when calculating distances and times, here are the proper physical addresses of all of the Visitor Centers.
| Park |
Visitor Center Address |
| Allegheny Portage National Historic Site |
110 Federal Park Road, Gallitzin, PA 16641 |
| Johnstown Flood National Memorial |
733 Lake Road, South Fork, PA 15956 |
| Flight 93 National Memorial |
6424 Lincoln Highway, Stoystown, PA 15563 |
| Fort Necessity National Battlefield |
1 Washington Parkway, Farmington, PA 15437 |
| Friendship Hill National Historic Site |
223 New Geneva Road, Point Marion, PA 15474 |
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