Birthplace of the Direct Primary
Birthplace of the Direct Primary is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Crawford County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Here in Crawford County on Sept. 9, 1842, direct primary elections were born when county Democrats used this system to nominate county offices. Republicans here began voting by this method in 1860. This "Crawford County System" gradually spread to other c
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Park: 0.0 mi
- Shryock Park: 0.4 mi
- Feeder Canal: 0.4 mi
- Hudekoper Park: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 0.5 mi
- Cussewago Island: 0.7 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.0 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.0 mi
- Walker's Landing: 1.7 mi
- Cussewago: 1.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.4 mi
- Curry Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gable Hill: 4.2 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 6.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.6 mi
- Crawford County: 0.0 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.0 mi
- Unitarian Church: 0.1 mi
- Baldwin House: 0.5 mi
- Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools: 0.6 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.2 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 0.5 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 12.3 mi
- Canal Museam: 20.3 mi
- Cannon: 0.1 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 0.7 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Gator Statue: 0.8 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 1.6 mi
- 1-4: 4.4 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 16.8 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 19.3 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.3 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 20.5 mi
- Howard Falls: 22.3 mi
- Big Rocks: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birthplace of the Direct Primary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 132° | 504 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 45° | 495 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 137° | 491 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 37° | 488 m | 17.6 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 115° | 484 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 129° | 483 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NE 56° | 476 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 357° | 470 m | 15.2 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10222673919
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