Take Route 56 West from the Bedford Exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Johnstown. About 45 minutes driving time. In the East Hills of Johnstown, Route 56 joins Route 219 North (a four lane divided highway).
1 Lower Great Lakes: Summer will be hotter and slightly drier than normal, with the hottest periods in mid- and late June and mid- and late August.  Ohio Valley: Summer will be hotter than normal, with below-normal rainfall in the east and above normal in the west.
Where vegetation is sparse, temperature is hot. (Image: NASA) An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surroundings. According to the EPA, many U.S. cities have air temperatures up to 10Â°F (5.6Â°C) warmer than the surrounding natural land cover.