Bishop James M Thoburn
Bishop James M Thoburn is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillcrest Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Methodist missionary to India, south Asia, and the Philippines, 1859 to 1908. Upon retirement he lived in Meadville until his death in 1922. He is buried in Greendale Cemetery.
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillcrest Park: 0.4 mi
- Shady Brook Park: 0.6 mi
- Limber Playground: 0.8 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 0.8 mi
- Cora Clark Park: 1.0 mi
- Cussewago Island: 1.5 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.5 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.9 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.9 mi
- Walker's Landing: 2.2 mi
- Round Top: 3.0 mi
- Curry Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gable Hill: 5.2 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 7.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.1 mi
- Allegheny College: 0.8 mi
- Baldwin House: 1.0 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 1.0 mi
- Crawford County: 1.0 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 1.0 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.9 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 1.1 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 1.5 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 11.6 mi
- Canal Museam: 21.1 mi
- Gator Statue: 0.8 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 0.8 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Cannon: 1.1 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 2.5 mi
- 1-4: 3.7 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 16.4 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 19.5 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 19.9 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 20.8 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 21.3 mi
- Howard Falls: 22.1 mi
- Big Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Petroleum Center: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bishop James M Thoburn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 135° | 504 m | 12.8 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 43° | 495 m | 16.5 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 143° | 491 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 35° | 488 m | 16.8 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 117° | 484 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 135° | 483 m | 8.1 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NE 55° | 476 m | 20.0 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 353° | 470 m | 15.0 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/10222673922
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