Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Coleman Hill stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- aluminium
- Inscription
- Born Jack Benjamin Wilson in 1909 and raised in Leechburg, PA. “Pittsburgh Jackie” began boxing professionally in 1929 during boxing’s golden age. He defeated Jack Lemos in 1941 to become the National Boxing Association Featherweight World Champion...
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Giant Cowboy: 13.0 mi
- American Flag: 13.1 mi
- Ring Series: 16.6 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 16.6 mi
- Hence: 16.7 mi
- Campbell Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiski Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Leechburg School Playground: 0.5 mi
- Leechburg Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Fraley Park: 0.6 mi
- The Leechburg Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- Leechburg High School Building: 0.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Canal (Western Division): 0.5 mi
- The Hyde Park Foot Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Leechburg Keystone Marker: 0.6 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 0.6 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 9.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 11.3 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 13.4 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 17.4 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 17.7 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 19.2 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 8.6 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Evergreen Park: 15.6 mi
- Glenwood Park: 15.9 mi
- Alpine Park: 15.9 mi
- Dime Hill: 5.6 mi
- George Hill: 9.7 mi
- Ford Hill: 10.3 mi
- McCracken Hill: 10.7 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 12.3 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 8.3 mi
- Community park: 12.4 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 20.0 mi
- Lookout Point: 20.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 20.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 14.9 mi
- Upper Orchard: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 22.7 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 7.7 mi
- Keystone Beach: 21.5 mi
- Francis Spring: 22.4 mi
- Bradys Spring: 23.7 mi
- Livermore: 18.5 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 22.0 mi
- Hay's Wall: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jackie Wilson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Hill | E 90° | 502 m | 22.0 mi |
| Warner Hill | E 95° | 490 m | 20.2 mi |
| Watts Hill | E 98° | 481 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blanket Hill | NE 47° | 479 m | 13.2 mi |
| Russell Hill | ENE 77° | 472 m | 16.7 mi |
| Kunkle Hill | ENE 76° | 455 m | 21.5 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | E 92° | 400 m | 23.5 mi |
| Herron Hill | WSW 237° | 384 m | 22.5 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/13046794391
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 22 mi
- Greensburg · 23 mi
- Ross Township · 23 mi
- Franklin Park · 26 mi
- Cranberry · 27 mi
- Green Tree · 28 mi
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