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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.

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...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.62648, -79.60781

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fraley Park: 0.0 mi
  • Fraley Park: 0.0 mi
  • Leechburg Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
  • Leechburg School Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Kiski Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • 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
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
Museums: 51
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
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: 7
  • Picnic Pavillion: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 14.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 17.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
  • picnic tables: 21.3 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

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of D. Leech & Company ⎯⎯⎯ Western Transportation Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coleman HillE 88°502 m22.3 mi
Warner HillE 93°490 m20.5 mi
Watts HillE 96°481 m17.4 mi
Blanket HillNE 46°479 m13.8 mi
Russell HillENE 76°472 m17.2 mi
Kunkle HillENE 75°455 m22.0 mi
Herron HillWSW 237°384 m21.9 mi
Locust KnobSE 143°380 m12.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859533504

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