ORX is located about halfway between Altoona and State College. We are 20 minutes by car from Altoona and 35 minutes from State College. Visitors to ORX stay in both places, so here is some local information for Altoona and State College. The establishments listed in each section are the places that three of us have agreed are special. They are, generally, places that you wouldn’t find on your own. This is the lowdown from the locals.