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Around Old Shade Furnace ...

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Old Shade Furnace, with the nearest first.

  • Forward
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forward is located in Somerset County
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  • Central City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blough
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Blough is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
  • Hooversville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hooversville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Buckstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
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  • Windber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Benson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Benson is located in Somerset County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Hollsopple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kantner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kantner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
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    • Paint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Davidsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Ogletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogletown is located in Somerset County
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    • Scalp Level
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Stoystown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

For more communities neighboring Old Shade Furnace, please visit our County-by-County Page for Old Shade Furnace.

Somerset County ...

Old Shade Furnace is located in Somerset County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Bedford, Cambria, Fayette & Westmoreland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Shade Furnace ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Shade Furnace.

Airports Near Old Shade Furnace ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Old Shade Furnace and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Old Shade Furnace.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Old Shade Furnace), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.