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Fort McIntosh

Fort McIntosh, a historic site in Pennsylvania
Fort McIntosh, a historic site in PennsylvaniaNyttend · Public domain
Fort McIntosh, a historic site in Pennsylvania
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Fort McIntosh is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Portersville Hill stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McIntosh park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 15 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Fort McIntosh was an early American log frontier fort situated near the confluence of the Ohio River and the Beaver River in what is now Beaver, Pennsylvania. It was the first American fort north of the Ohio River at the time of its erection.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5471631, matched on coordinates and name (111 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.69092, -80.30372

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort McIntosh park: 0.1 mi
  • Wayne Park: 0.2 mi
  • Irvine Park: 0.3 mi
  • McIntosh Park: 0.3 mi
  • Quay Square: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Clock Tower: 0.3 mi
  • Beaver Vietnam Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Beaver Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 41
  • Merrick Art Gallery: 2.9 mi
  • Air Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Beaver County Industrial Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Sample Schoolhouse: 10.3 mi
  • Zelienople Historical Society: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 38
Gardens: 35
Peaks: 21
  • Bunker Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Steffens Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Big Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Clover Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Beatty Hill: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • 155mm Gun M1: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Rock: 11.3 mi
  • The Edgeworth Club: 11.7 mi
  • Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 12.1 mi
  • Giant Chair: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Tables for Building 500: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic tables for Building 800: 11.2 mi
  • Rider's Ridge: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Table: 15.8 mi
  • picnic tables: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • BAB: 0.5 mi
  • Lakeview Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lacock Spring: 1.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort McIntosh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portersville HillNNE 27°445 m18.5 mi
Quakers KnobSSW 193°443 m24.7 mi
Round KnobW 266°433 m19.4 mi
Big KnobENE 69°423 m5.8 mi
Stewart HillWSW 241°412 m13.3 mi
Fletcher HillN 356°410 m16.3 mi
Turkey HillN 355°409 m16.0 mi
Herron HillSE 132°384 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1520:56
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4216:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282938496068727164534132
Precip in3.12.43.13.63.84.33.83.53.63.12.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver Falls 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13588088731

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