Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Tyrone11.4 miPost officeGlasgow Post Office1.1 miTown hallReade Township Municipal Building1.0 miFire stationReade Township Fire Company Station 633.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Altoona12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO30 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT94 miInterstateI-9911 miUS highwayUS 220 Bus12 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR12 miCoachTyrone Bus StopGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:42 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:34 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F41 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month September50 in of snow a year, on about 28 days7 days above 90°F, 154 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Prince Gallitzin Sp station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLost Mountainpeak · 5.1 miSandy Run Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miGlendale Lakelake · 5.5 miDeWitt Hillpeak · 6.5 miTipton Reservoirreservoir · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPrince Gallitzin State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 7,245 acresWopsononock Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 630 acresMountz Memorial Parkpark · 3.1 miMountz Memorial Park Additionpark · 3.4 miCanoe Creek State Parkstate park · 18.0 mi · 959 acresBlack Moshannon State Parkstate park · 23.2 mi · 3,960 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCambria County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cambria County monitors, PA
Drinking waterReade Twp Muni Authserves 1,746 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,724 ft525 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
