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1909 McKee's Rocks Strike

1909 McKee's Rocks Strike from directly overhead

1909 McKee's Rocks Strike is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Munson Avenue Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.

About

The story

borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Dates from 1892.

Wikidata Q1185802, matched on coordinates and name (713 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
On July 14, unskilled immigrant workers led a strike against the Pressed Steel Car Company. Strain among the strikers, replacement laborers, and state police erupted into a riot on August 22. Eleven men were killed near this footbridge. Strikers were ...
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How to reach it

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Coordinates40.47586, -80.06019

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Munson Avenue Park: 0.1 mi
  • Presston Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Parklet: 0.7 mi
  • 3rd Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Marmaduke Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Monument Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.3 mi
  • Herron Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 6.6 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.1 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 7.0 mi
  • picnic tables: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Table: 10.1 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.5 mi
  • BAB: 19.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 20.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Snake Run: 17.1 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 19.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 18.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of 1909 McKee's Rocks Strike. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 244°443 m20.6 mi
Big KnobNNW 337°423 m18.5 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 201°417 m17.2 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 160°407 m16.5 mi
Herron HillESE 105°384 m5.5 mi
Bunker HillNW 309°375 m17.0 mi
Rich HillENE 57°365 m13.7 mi
Mt. SycamoreE 84°229.2 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5082553754

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