Aitch Ghost Town

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania40.3742, -78.1592

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Raystown Recreation Area · Open to visitors

Nearest town
6.6 miWilliamsburg, PA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
31 miScotia
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Aitch. No free-licensed photo yet.

Aitch, in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miHuntingdonHollidaysburgGreenwoodLoopRoaring SpringMount UnionAitch
  • Other federal
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Aitch. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Williamsburg, PA, about 6.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Harrisburg, PA, 67 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Scotia31 mi north
  2. Beula33 mi west
  3. Wehrum42 mi west
  4. Peale43 mi north
  5. Dilltown45 mi west
  6. Ingleby50 mi northeast
  7. Tartown53 mi southeast
  8. Four Locks54 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Other federal land: Raystown Recreation Area

PAD-US places this spot on Raystown Recreation Area, land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3721Jan4022Feb4929Mar6240Apr7250May8058Jun8563Jul8462Aug7655Sep6444Oct5234Nov4227DecJan: 2.8 inFeb: 2.2 inMar: 3.1 inApr: 3.7 inMay: 4.4 inJun: 3.8 inJul: 3.8 inAug: 3.5 inSep: 3.9 inOct: 3.4 inNov: 2.9 inDec: 3.1 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Raystown Lake 2.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Raystown Lake 2 station (USC00367312), 4.4 miles away. About 40.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHuntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40.37417, -78.15917
Also known asGrantsville
SourcesWikidata Q28208919 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Aitch ghost town?

In Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3742, -78.1592. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Williamsburg, PA, about 6.6 miles north in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Harrisburg, PA, 67 miles away.

Can you visit Aitch?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Raystown Recreation Area, land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Aitch?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Raystown Lake 2.

Are there other ghost towns near Aitch?

Yes. Scotia (31 mi), Beula (33 mi).

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