If you want to see the solar eclipse on April 8 in its totality, you won’t have to travel far.
Two hours north of Pittsburgh, Erie is the only major city in Pennsylvania in the eclipse’s path of totality, VisitErie said.
Erie is preparing for tourists to flock to the Flagship City to not see the sun. Prices on hotels in the area have skyrocketed, with some totaling $1,000 per night.
For those who have made their travel accommodations, or are planning a quick day trip, VisitErie has compiled a list of what times local communities will be blacked out:
- Downtown Erie:
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- Totality begins: 3:16:23 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:20:05 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 41 seconds
- North East
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- Totality begins: 3:16:47 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:20:27 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 40 seconds
- Lake City
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- Totality begins: 3:15:58 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:19:40 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 42 seconds
- Waterford
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- Totality begins: 3:16:36 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:19:56 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 19 seconds
- Edinboro
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- Totality begins: 3:16:22 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:19:41 p.m.
- Totality duration: 3 minutes, 19 seconds
- Corry
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- Totality begins: 3:17:18 p.m.
- Totality ends: 3:20:08 p.m.
- Totality duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds