Allegheny College
Allegheny College is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass Artpiece, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Pennsylvania liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1815-04.
Wikidata Q4062566, matched on coordinates and name (217 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. Founded 1815. Chartered 1817. The college's first president, Timothy Alden, was architect of Bentley Hall, which became the center of administration.
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Limber Playground: 0.3 mi
- Shryock Park: 0.4 mi
- Feeder Canal: 0.4 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.7 mi
- Beach Park: 0.8 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 0.7 mi
- Cussewago Island: 0.8 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.2 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.2 mi
- Walker's Landing: 1.4 mi
- Round Top: 2.2 mi
- Curry Hill: 2.9 mi
- Gable Hill: 4.6 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 7.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.9 mi
- Baldwin House: 0.2 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 0.7 mi
- Crawford County: 0.7 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.7 mi
- Unitarian Church: 0.8 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 0.3 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.8 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 1.0 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 11.6 mi
- Canal Museam: 20.9 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 0.1 mi
- Gator Statue: 0.1 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Cannon: 0.7 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 2.2 mi
- 1-4: 3.8 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 16.1 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 19.9 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 19.4 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 21.1 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.6 mi
- Howard Falls: 21.7 mi
- Big Rocks: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allegheny College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 134° | 504 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 46° | 495 m | 16.8 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 140° | 491 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 38° | 488 m | 17.0 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 117° | 484 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 133° | 483 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dutch Hill | ENE 57° | 476 m | 20.4 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 356° | 470 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadville Port Meadville AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10222673924
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