Crawford County
Crawford County 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 Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006), 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
- Formed March 12, 1800 from Allegheny County. Meadville, in 1788, was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania. In 1842 the nation's first direct primary was held here. Cradle of the oil and zipper industries. Named for Col. William Crawfor
How to reach it
- 14.4 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: 0.5 mi
- Hudekoper Park: 0.5 mi
- Feeder Canal: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 0.5 mi
- Cussewago Island: 0.7 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.0 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.0 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.1 mi
- Walker's Landing: 1.8 mi
- Round Top: 2.4 mi
- Curry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Gable Hill: 4.2 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 6.7 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.6 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.0 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 0.0 mi
- Unitarian Church: 0.1 mi
- Richard Henderson: 0.2 mi
- Baldwin House: 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: 20.2 mi
- Cannon: 0.1 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 0.7 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 0.8 mi
- Gator Statue: 0.8 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 1.6 mi
- 1-4: 4.5 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 16.8 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 19.2 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 18.9 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 20.5 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.3 mi
- Howard Falls: 22.3 mi
- Big Rocks: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crawford County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 131° | 504 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 44° | 495 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 136° | 491 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 37° | 488 m | 17.7 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 | 15.3 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/10222673918
Day trips start here
- Titusville · 25 mi
- Oil City · 27 mi
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