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About Port Carbon, PA

Port Carbon is a small borough in Pennsylvania's coal country, located along the Schuylkill River about three miles south of Pottsville. Visitors typically arrive via State Route 61, either from I-78 near Hamburg (45 minutes) or from Reading via Routes 183 and 422. The town sits in a valley surrounded by wooded Appalachian ridges at about 600 feet elevation. Port Carbon's claim to fame is its preserved 1831 canal lock from the historic Schuylkill Navigation System.

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Port Carbon, PA is in United States, at 40.697, -76.167 - about 9 km south-west of Middleport, PA.

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The closest airport to Port Carbon, PA is Lancaster Airport, 79 km (about 1 h 8 min by car).

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