Start/Finish Straight: Original Watkins Glen Road Course (Village of Watkins Glen)
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Start/Finish line for the original Watkins Glen Road Course was on this section of Franklin Street in the town itself. The original circuit looped for 6.6 miles generally to the west of town, and was in use from 1949-1952. From here competitors would turn right onto Corning Street to begin the lap. They would re-enter Franklin Street at the intersection of West 4th Street (Hwy 409) to complete the lap. Most, if not all, of this original circuit is on roads open to the public to this day.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°22'41"N 76°52'19"W
- The Boot (Watkins Glen circuit) 6.7 km
- Cargill Salt Mine 33 km
- FCC Monitoring Station 68 km
- Pennsylvania Canal (North Branch Division) 68 km
- Old Barge Canal System (Remains) 77 km
- "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania" 88 km
- Convergence of the Chesapeake, Ohio, and Great Lakes Watersheds 100 km
- Genesee Country Valley & Museum 108 km
- Mountain View Farm 139 km
- Bloomsburg Fairgrounds 157 km
- Watkins Glen State Park 3 km
- Dix, New York 5.3 km
- Montour, New York 5.7 km
- Watkins Glen International Race course 6.4 km
- Reading, New York 6.9 km
- Hector, New York 12 km
- Orange, New York 14 km
- Veteran, New York 16 km
- Tyrone, New York 16 km
- Seneca Lake 26 km