ABCs of Geography

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    Yoe, PA

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    Zullinger, PA

    Elev 656ft 39.74 °N, 77.63 °W

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    Alpine, Texas (living up to it's name today Snow and Ice)

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    Bradford, PA 

    (good place to hunt bear)

    Elev 1588ft 41.95 °N, 78.71 °W

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    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Bradford, PA 

    (good place to hunt bear)

    Elev 1588ft 41.95 °N, 78.71 °W

    and checkout the Zippo-Case museum

     

     

    Custer, SD (my personal favorite town in the Hills.)

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    [blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:

    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Bradford, PA 

    (good place to hunt bear)

    Elev 1588ft 41.95 °N, 78.71 °W

    and checkout the Zippo-Case museum

     

     

    Custer, SD (my personal favorite town in the Hills.)

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    I like the Zippo car with two front ends. :-)

    De Young, PA

    Elev 1516ft 41.48 °N, 78.68 °W

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    Eureka, NV     (haven't 'Found' it yet)


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    Fairless Hills, PA

    Must not have fairs

    Elev 154ft 40.19 °N, 74.84 °W

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    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Fairless Hills, PA

    Must not have fairs

    Elev 154ft 40.19 °N, 74.84 °W

    Once having a wife that was raised there I thought I'd see how that 'rust belt' town got the name...Here is what Wiki has to say...

     

    Fairless Hills as it is known today began in 1951 when developer Danherst Corporation began erecting prefabricated homes built by Gunnison Magichomes, Inc. Gunnison was a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel. The development was financed by U.S. Steel with a loan of $50 million. It was named in honor of Benjamin Fairless, then president of U.S. Steel, which operated the "Fairless Works" plant which employed most of Fairless Hills' homeowners at the time.[2]

    AND....the google search for it showed this photo...ya can't make this stuff up...

     


    This post was edited by RexTheRoadDog at December 31, 2017 8:04 AM PST
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    Gun Barrel City, Texas

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    [blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:

    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Fairless Hills, PA

    Must not have fairs

    Elev 154ft 40.19 °N, 74.84 °W

    Once having a wife that was raised there I thought I'd see how that 'rust belt' town got the name...Here is what Wiki has to say...

     

    Fairless Hills as it is known today began in 1951 when developer Danherst Corporation began erecting prefabricated homes built by Gunnison Magichomes, Inc. Gunnison was a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Steel. The development was financed by U.S. Steel with a loan of $50 million. It was named in honor of Benjamin Fairless, then president of U.S. Steel, which operated the "Fairless Works" plant which employed most of Fairless Hills' homeowners at the time.[2]

    AND....the google search for it showed this photo...ya can't make this stuff up...

     

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    Smoking like Centralia, PA.

    Hamburg, PA

    Elev 416ft 40.56 °N, 75.98 °W

     

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    Iowa Park, Texas ( My first taste of Snow in Texas was there. Nearby Sheppard AFB) 

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    James Creek, PA 

    Elev 643ft 40.42 °N, 78.11 °W

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    Kokomo, IN (another funny sounding name)

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    La Jose, PA

    (an odd name for a PA town)

    Elev 1380ft 40.75 °N, 78.67 °W

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    Mansfield, Pa (along PA Route 6, One of the nicest riding roads in PA) ( I think every state has a Mansfield)

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    [blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:

    Mansfield, Pa (along PA Route 6, One of the nicest riding roads in PA) ( I think every state has a Mansfield)

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    I'm a short walk from the 6N part of 6.

    North Springfield, PA

    Elev 764ft 41.97 °N, 80.42 °W

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    Awesome Rev! I've ridden every mile of 6, from Milford to Erie, and still, think it is one of the best.

     

     

    Oak Ridge, TN ( and tied to Manhatten)

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    January 4, 2018 11:57 AM PST

    I've also ridden Route 6 also 332 :-)

    Panama City Beach, Fla

    (I have some inlaws there)

    Elev ft 30.19 °N, 85.81 °W

     

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    Quanah, Texas (Named for Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief)

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    Railroad, PA 

    (named after a railroad?)

    Elev 988ft 39.77 °N, 76.68 °W

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    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Railroad, PA 

    (named after a railroad?)

    Elev 988ft 39.77 °N, 76.68 °W

     

    Ha... and just a stone throw from...

     

     

    Shrewsbury, PA

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    Tarentum, PA

    (The Harley shop there has an old school diner attached)

    Elev 955ft 40.61 °N, 79.75 °W

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    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Tarentum, PA

    (The Harley shop there has an old school diner attached)

    Elev 955ft 40.61 °N, 79.75 °W

    Is that Still Gatto's?

     

    Uncertain, Texas (still not sure where it is)

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    [blockquote]RexTheRoadDog said:

    [blockquote]RevBigJohn said:

    Tarentum, PA

    (The Harley shop there has an old school diner attached)

    Elev 955ft 40.61 °N, 79.75 °W

    Is that Still Gatto's?

     

    Uncertain, Texas (still not sure where it is)

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    Yes my friend it is still there, also Cycle Source Magazine is from Tarentum.

    Valley Forge, PA

    (one of my old riding partners married a girl from there)

    Elev 180ft 40.1 °N, 75.47 °W