D. Leech & Company ⎯⎯⎯ Western Transportation Company
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
- 24.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Leechburg Keystone Marker: 0.0 mi
- The Siberian Iron Works: 0.1 mi
- David Leech: 0.2 mi
- Leechburg High School Building: 0.3 mi
- The Leechburg Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 9.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 10.7 mi
- Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 13.7 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 17.0 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 17.0 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 18.6 mi
- 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
- 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 Pavillion: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 14.4 mi
- Upper Orchard: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- picnic tables: 21.3 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 8.3 mi
- Keystone Beach: 21.1 mi
- Francis Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bradys Spring: 24.2 mi
- Livermore: 18.4 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 21.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Hill | E 88° | 502 m | 22.3 mi |
| Warner Hill | E 93° | 490 m | 20.5 mi |
| Watts Hill | E 96° | 481 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blanket Hill | NE 46° | 479 m | 13.8 mi |
| Russell Hill | ENE 76° | 472 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kunkle Hill | ENE 75° | 455 m | 22.0 mi |
| Herron Hill | WSW 237° | 384 m | 21.9 mi |
| Locust Knob | SE 143° | 380 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:11 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Schenley Lock 5, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859533504
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 21 mi
- Greensburg · 23 mi
- Ross Township · 23 mi
- Franklin Park · 25 mi
- Cranberry · 27 mi
- Green Tree · 27 mi
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