Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey
Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock 57 Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Site in Ohio and Pennsylvania, US.
Dates from 1786.
Wikidata Q4880494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Tappan-Moravian Trail Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lock 57 Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Columbian Park: 1.5 mi
- Thompson Park: 2.1 mi
- V.F.W. Post 6450 Veterans Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Chester City Park: 3.2 mi
- Beaverkettle Farms Conservation Land: 2.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 173: 3.5 mi
- Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Hellbender Bluff Park: 7.8 mi
- Tomlinson Run State Park: 7.8 mi
- Culbertson Mill: 5.2 mi
- Death of Pretty Boy Floyd: 6.1 mi
- USAir Flight 427 Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 11.6 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Stewart Hill: 3.1 mi
- Beatty Hill: 6.6 mi
- Bliss Hill: 7.9 mi
- Round Knob: 8.3 mi
- Clover Hill: 8.8 mi
- Tri-State Black Museum: 2.0 mi
- East Liverpool Firefighting Museum: 3.5 mi
- East Liverpool Museum of Ceramics: 3.5 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center: 7.1 mi
- Wellsville Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- World's Largest Teapot: 2.7 mi
- But I Misunderstood: 7.4 mi
- Toronto Veterans Mural: 12.9 mi
- Arch: 17.1 mi
- Steel Cross: 18.9 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 4.5 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 4.8 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 5.1 mi
- Lower Sheepskin Hollow Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Sheepskin Hollow Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 8.2 mi
- Indian Rock: 10.7 mi
- 155mm Gun M1: 13.0 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 18.6 mi
- Giant Chair: 20.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
- Beaver Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Toronto Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Fern Hollow Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 22.5 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 22.6 mi
- White Pine Grove: 24.1 mi
- Warriors Point: 13.5 mi
- Point Pleasant: 17.4 mi
- BAB: 12.3 mi
- Lacock Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers Knob | SSE 165° | 443 m | 21.5 mi |
| Round Knob | WNW 284° | 433 m | 8.3 mi |
| Big Knob | ENE 72° | 423 m | 17.6 mi |
| Stewart Hill | S 187° | 412 m | 3.1 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | NNE 27° | 410 m | 22.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 27° | 409 m | 21.7 mi |
| Norton Hill | SW 214° | 408 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mahoning County High Point | NW 323° | 401 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery L&D, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1841744817
Day trips start here
- Lisbon · 16 mi
- Sewickley · 19 mi
- Coraopolis · 20 mi
- Cranberry · 22 mi
- Franklin Park · 23 mi
- Hanoverton · 23 mi
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