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Explore Shoemaker
Shoemaker in Cambria County (Pennsylvania) is a city in United States about 134 mi (or 216 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Shoemaker is now 04:19 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Shoemaker, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ebensburg, Hollidaysburg, Bedford, Indiana and Somerset. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 8% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
11°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Portage PA 07.19.12: Big Mac's Bucket Brigade
With breakfast consumed and gear packed - and GPS programmed - we rode out to follow the path back to the Sonman tipple, subject of the Pittsburgh East dispatcher's conversation overheard earlier.
Norfolk Southern Action in Cassandra, PA
Pittsburgh line is full of great places to watch trains like Altoona, Cresson, Johnstown & even Cassandra. Cassandra is located on State Route 53 5mins west of Cresson. There is a overlook...
Awesome West Slope Railfanning
7/26/14--Trip to Norfolk Southern's West Slope of the Allegheny Mountains with PittsburghMainline (https://www.youtube.com/user/PittsburghMainline). Many great catches, including the Operation...
(10) NS C47 & 568 @ Cassandra July 10 2014
NS C47 with SD80MAC's comes up the grade on track one and stops. It reverses direction and backs up into the coal load out at Portage. While it is backing up a loaded east bound coal train,...
(12) Friendly Train Crew @ Cassandra July 3 2013
A friendly train crew gives a greeting as this east bound mixed freight with a SD70ACe bracketed by two GE's steadily beat the up hill grade going by Cassandra. To ensure it's successful journey...
(5) Helper Set And NS 567 West @ Cassandra July 17 2011
After a west bound helper set glides by NS 567 with eleven locomotive and subway cars travel west at Cassandra. July 17 2011.
Railfanning Cassandra, PA: Ex-Conrails, BNSF Power, and Meets!
HD 1080p: One of my favorite overall spots in the Altoona area is the Cassandra Railfan Overlook Bridge. There was lots of action that appeared within a 6 hour period that I was there, including...
(5) NS SD70ACe's Forcing Coal Loads Up The West Slope @ Cassandra July 18 2011
Two NS SD70ACe's and two rear end helpers force this coal train up grade on the west slope of the Pittsburgh Line on its way east. Shot at Cassandra. July 18 2011.
NS Action On The West Slope At Cassandra, PA Part Three By Jim Gray
Awesome part three action on the West Slope! A two train meet! A train with 11 units! and the NKP Heritage unit! Filmed by Jim Gray at Cassandra, PA on July 22nd, 2014.
Cassandra PA 10.06.12: Angular Velocity
I made it as far as the bridge this time. C40-9Ws 9586 and 9419 bracketed SD70M 2637 on the point of a 119-car westbound manifest that sailed through Cassandra on October 6th at 1:04, throwing...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Cassandra, Pennsylvania
Cassandra is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 136 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lilly, Pennsylvania
Lilly is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 948 at the 2000 census.
Portage, Pennsylvania
Portage is a home rule municipality, formerly a borough, within Portage Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 7 miles southeast of Ebensburg and 16 miles west-southwest of Altoona. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coal mining was the lifeblood of Portage. In 1900, 816 people lived there, and in 1910, there were 2,954 residents. The population was 2,837 at the 2000 census.
Spring Hill, Pennsylvania
Spring Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 970 at the 2000 census.
Washington Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 921. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
WAMO (AM)
WAMO is a radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The station, which is purchased by Martz Communications Group (through its Radio Power subsidiary) from Langer Broadcasting in December 2010, broadcasts on 660 kHz on the AM dial with a power of 1,400 watts, daytime only (to protect the nighttime signal of WFAN-AM 660 The Fan in New York City on the same frequency), and is licensed to Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
WLKJ
WLKJ is a radio station in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, located at 105.7 MHz. WLKJ broadcasts the K-LOVE Network, and is owned by EMF Broadcasting.