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D. Leech & Company ⎯⎯⎯ Western Transportation Company

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D. Leech & Company ⎯⎯⎯ Western Transportation Company is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Coleman Hill stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fraley Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Operating at the Pa. Mainline Canal from 1829 to 1853, it was an integrated freight and passenger service using canalboats, wagons, railroads, and steamships. It was one of the most extensive and successful freight forwarding companies in Pa...
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Coordinates40.62648, -79.60781
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • American Flag: 13.6 mi
  • Giant Cowboy: 13.7 mi
  • Ring Series: 16.2 mi
  • Monumental Holistic Image IV: 16.2 mi
  • Hence: 16.3 mi
Parks
  • Fraley Park: 0.0 mi
  • Leechburg Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Leechburg School Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Kiski Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
  • Campbell Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 51
Gardens: 41
Nature reserves: 31
  • Todd Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
  • Tomer Reserve: 11.0 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 14.9 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 15.3 mi
  • Alpine Park: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Dime Hill: 6.1 mi
  • McCracken Hill: 10.1 mi
  • George Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Ford Hill: 10.9 mi
  • McKelvey Hill: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Tour-Ed Mine: 8.0 mi
  • Community park: 12.4 mi
  • Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 19.4 mi
  • Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 19.5 mi
  • Lookout Point: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Pavillion: 14.3 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Tunnelville Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Keystone Beach: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Bradys Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thompson Run Falls: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Hay's Wall: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of D. Leech & Company ⎯⎯⎯ Western Transportation Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coleman HillE502 m22.3 mi
Warner HillE490 m20.5 mi
Watts HillE481 m17.4 mi
Blanket HillNE479 m13.8 mi
Russell HillENE472 m17.2 mi
Kunkle HillENE455 m22.0 mi
Vinegar HillE400 m23.8 mi
Herron HillWSW384 m21.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4820:1220:53
September equinox07:0718:4119:17
December solstice07:3916:1116:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138526269737266554234
Precip in3.22.43.43.84.14.74.53.84.03.13.23.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schenley Lock 5, 5 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13859533504

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