Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools
Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is De Arment Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- An event here in September 1880 led to the end of segregation by race in the state's public schools. At the South Ward schools, Elias Allen tried unsuccessfully to enroll his two children. He appealed to the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas, and Judg
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- De Arment Park: 0.2 mi
- Pomona Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Gable Community Park of Vernon Township: 0.3 mi
- Kerrtown Community Center and Playground: 0.4 mi
- Hudekoper Park: 0.4 mi
- Cussewago Island: 1.0 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.2 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.3 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.4 mi
- Cussewago: 2.0 mi
- Curry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Top: 2.7 mi
- Gable Hill: 3.8 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 6.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.4 mi
- Meadville: 0.2 mi
- Richard Henderson: 0.5 mi
- Unitarian Church: 0.5 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.6 mi
- Crawford County: 0.6 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.6 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 1.1 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 12.9 mi
- Canal Museam: 19.7 mi
- Cannon: 0.5 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 1.0 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 1.3 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Gator Statue: 1.4 mi
- 1-4: 5.1 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 17.4 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 18.7 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 18.4 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 19.9 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 19.9 mi
- Howard Falls: 22.8 mi
- Big Rocks: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 129° | 504 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 44° | 495 m | 18.0 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 133° | 491 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 36° | 488 m | 18.2 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 114° | 484 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 125° | 483 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NE 55° | 476 m | 21.4 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 357° | 470 m | 15.8 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/10222673920
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