Getting to Punxsutawney

Punxsutawney is located about 20 miles south of Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania. We are approximately 80 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, and 150 miles southeast of Erie. Below are driving directions from some popular locations.

If you're planning to fly to our area, Pittsburgh International Airport is the nearest major facility. There are also commuter flights available to the DuBois Jefferson County airport (through U.S. Airways). DuBois Jefferson is approximately a 20 minute drive from Punxsutawney.

These driving directions are designed to be the simpliest, but not necessarily the most direct routes to use:

FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (AND PITTSBURGH)

Follow signs from airport into the city (Routes 22/30 to I-279)
Take I-376 East to Route 22 (about 13 miles)
Take Route 22 East to Route 119 North (about 31 miles)
Take 119 North into Punxsutawney (about 41 miles)

FROM ERIE/BUFFALO (AND POINTS WEST VIA I-80)

Take Interstate 90 West to I-79 South
Take I-79 South to I-80 East (about 65 miles)
Take I-80 East to Exit 78/Brookville (about 61 miles)
From Brookville, take Route 36 South to Punxsutawney (about 22 miles)

FROM NEW YORK CITY (AND POINTS EAST VIA I-80)

Take Interstate 80 West to Exit 78/Brookville (about 290 miles)
From Brookville, take Route 36 South to Punxsutawney (about 22 miles)

FROM CLEVELAND (AND POINTS WEST VIA I-80)

Take Interstate 80 East to Exit 78/Brookville (about 160 miles)
From Brookville, take Route 36 South to Punxsutawney (about 22 miles)

FROM WASHINGTON DC (AND POINTS SOUTH VIA PA TURNPIKE)

From Washington DC take I-270 North to I-70 West (about 33 miles)
Take 70 West (becomes the PA Turnpike at Breezewood) to Route 220 North (about 95 miles)
Take 220 North to Route 22 near Altoona (about 30 miles)
Take Route 22 West to Route 219N (about 20 miles)
Take 219 North to Route 36 West (about 40 miles)
Take Route 36 West to Punxsutawney (about 15 miles)

Map of Downtown

Many of the Groundhog Day festivities take place in downtown Punxsutawney before and after Phil makes his big prediction. We have put together a map that includes several of the places where you'll find these events. Please note that Gobbler's Knob itself does not appear on this map. Gobbler's Knob is just south of town in a rural area.

In order to provide as much road detail as possible, we have concentrated on a few key locations in town. We should note that virtually all of these points of interest are within walking distance of one another.