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Directions to Blain Elementary  School

132 Main Street, Blain, PA 17006

PLEASE follow the speed limits in rural areas and be aware of our Amish neighbors’ horse and buggies.

^ = restaurants

From Western PA

I-76 East (Pa. Turnpike) to Exit 189 - Willow Hill

^ [Path Valley Family Restaurant is a few miles from Willow Hill at the blinking light in Spring Run.  Reasonable price and large portions of home cooking (717) 349-2900]

• The last gas station (Gulf) before Blain is at the blinking light in Spring Run on PA-75. 

LEFT onto PA-75 North – travel about 9 miles

RIGHT onto PA-274 East immediately past Doylesburg. You’ll go over summit of Conconcheague Mountain past Big Spring State Park, through New Germantown. 

LEFT onto PA-17 North in Blain – past the 4^th building on your left is the driveway to the school.

From Eastern PA

I-76 West (Pa. Turnpike) to Exit 242 – Harrisburg West Shore

RIGHT onto I-83 North

*Stay in left lane onto PA-581 West towards Camp Hill [Capital Beltwy / Harrisburg Expwy]

+LEFT at Exit 1B towards Carlisle onto I-81 North – go 2.4 miles to first exit

RIGHT at Exit 57 – PA-114 West (Conodoguinet Pkwy)

LEFT onto PA-944 West (Wertzville Road) for 3.4 miles. You will pass a trailer park on your right then PA-944 turns left – do NOT turn left. 

Continue STRAIGHT (Sunnyside Drive) up the mountain to the top of Sterrett’s Gap

STRAIGHT at stop sign at top of Sterretts Gap onto PA-34 North Spring Road) for 5 miles

LEFT onto PA-850 West (Landisburg Road) at Dromgold’s Corner

RIGHT at four-way stop sign in Landisburg staying on PA-850 West (Montour Road)

#LEFT at stop sign in Loysville staying on PA-850 West / PA-274 (Shermans Valley Road)

·        Last gas station (Sunoco) before Blain is in Loysville on PA-850 West

STRAIGHT on PA-274 West (Shermans Valley Road) into Blain, PA-274 becomes Main St. 

STRAIGHT on Main Street (PA-17 North) – driveway to the school is past the 4^th building on your left

From Southern PA

I-83 North towards Harrisburg - then pick up directions starting at * “From Eastern PA” 

From Frederick, MD / Gettysburg, PA

US-15 North towards Harrisburg

RIGHT onto ramp for PA-581 West towards Carlisle I-81 - then pick up directions starting at + “From Eastern PA”

From Hagerstown, MD

I-81 North to Exit 37 – Newville

LEFT onto PA-233 North through Newville, past Colonel Denning State Park, up the mountain and down where road becomes known as Sheaffer’s Valley Road, past Sheaffer’s Valley Church

            ^[after you enter Perry County, at bottom of mountain, turn LEFT onto Laurel Run Road for     the Laurel Run Tavern on your right about 200 feet – looks like a ranch style house. Great ½ pound black angus hamburgers $4.50 includes chips or fries]

LEFT onto Lightner Road (white sign for “BSA Hidden Valley)

LEFT at stop sign onto Weavers Mill Road

At second stop sign (Loysville) pick up directions starting at # “From Eastern PA”

Radio Reception in Perry County: NPR at FM 89.5 or classic rock at FM 106.7