Kier Refinery Historic Marker
historic site
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- KIER REFINERY Using a five-barrel still, Samuel M. Kier erected on this site about 1854 the first commercial refinery to produce illuminating oil from petroleum. He used crude oil from salt wells at Tarentum.
- 0.9 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
40.44139, -79.99373
Elevation 238 m (modelled from terrain)