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Kier Refinery Historic Marker

Kier Refinery Historic Marker from directly overhead

Kier Refinery Historic Marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Learning Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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.
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Coordinates40.44139, -79.99373
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • The Saddle: 0.9 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 1.0 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.6 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 1.7 mi
  • St John's Green: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 58
  • Freedom Corner: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial wall for the homeless people who have died on the streets of Pittsburgh: 0.5 mi
  • Roberto Clemente Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Willie Stargell Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Korean War Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 50
  • Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
  • UPMC Mercy Physical Therapy Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.7 mi
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Tustin Street Community Garden: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Monument Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Herron Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 2.2 mi
  • Grove: 8.3 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.6 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.9 mi
  • Redds Beach: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Snake Run: 21.0 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheppler HillSSE429 m22.0 mi
Big KnobNNW423 m22.2 mi
Hannas KnobSW417 m16.7 mi
Pollocks KnobS407 m13.2 mi
Herron HillENE384 m2.1 mi
Bunker HillNW375 m21.2 mi
Rich HillNE365 m12.6 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE229 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13481044130

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