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Centralia Pennsylvania
Maps,
Satellite Images, Aerial Photos
Historical Aerial Photos from
1938, 1959, 1971
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1999 Satellite Images of Centralia PA
Images courtesy of the U.S. Geological
Survey
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Above - Centralia PA |
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Above - Closer zoom of the north side of
town |
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Above - Closer zoom of south side of town.
Note the main road exiting town, curving to the left.
That is the closed section of Rt. 61 and the smaller road
branching off to the right and down center the image is the
bypass built to avoid the damaged section of Rt. 61.
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Above - This is the south side of the closed
section of Rt. 61. the smaller road branching off to the
right is the bypass built to avoid the damaged section of Rt.
61. |
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The above image is highlighted to point out
the visible hot spots that burn close to the surface.
Often the smoke and steam is quite visible. The ground
is typically hot and all vegetation is dead. These areas
are prone to subsidence, noxious fumes and high levels of
carbon monoxide. The area at the top of the photo is the
most visible. The fire burning below has recently
encroached into the cemeteries. The area in the lower
half of the image is a hillside along the old section of Rt.
61 where the fire has burned enough coal to cause subsidence
that damaged the roadway. A large crack has opened up in
the roadway, which bellows smoke and steam continually. |
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The image above is a hot spot that was warm
enough in recent years to note its location. Its current
status is unknown. These areas are not the only
locations of hot or warm spots. The entire town at some
point in the past has been effected by the fire. In many
locations throughout town there are vent pipes that had been
drilled down and installed to vent the fumes in a "controlled"
way, some older and some more recent. Some of the vents
are still are still releasing fumes. The areas noted in
the images are noted only because they are the most obvious.
Below is where the fire apparently started back in 1962. |
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2007 Satellite Images of Centralia PA
Images courtesy of the U.S. Geological
Survey
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Centralia PA 2007
Centralia Cemetaries
Closed Section of Rt. 61
Centralia PA aerial photo, 1959
Centralia and Byrnesville, 1959
Centralia and Byrnesville, 1971
Centralia, 1971
Note evidence of digging around the
mine fire location lower right.
Centralia Mine Fire, 1971
Centralia and Byrnesville, 1938
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