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About Slippery Rock, PA

Slippery Rock is a college town in Butler County, about an hour north of Pittsburgh via I-79 (Exit 96). Home to Slippery Rock University, the borough of 3,500 has that classic Pennsylvania academic atmosphere with tree-lined streets and historic buildings. Most folks arrive on I-79 or scenic Route 8 from the south, while Route 173 connects to I-80 for longer trips. The town got its memorable name from the moss-covered creek stones that made crossing treacherous for early settlers.

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Slippery Rock, PA is in United States, at 41.069, -80.058 - about 30 km east of New Castle Northwest, PA.

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The closest airport to Slippery Rock, PA is Pittsburgh International Airport, 85 km (about 1 h 13 min by car).

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