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Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town

Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town from directly overhead

Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Firemen Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

borough of Pennsylvania, United States

Dates from 1803.

Wikidata Q1186994, matched on coordinates and name (716 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town was located on this river flat. The chief settlement as early as 1727, of the Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians in their early westward movement from the Susquehanna River, became the most important Indian center...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81356, -79.52131

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 23
  • Miller Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Ford Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Blanket Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Blanket Hill: 6.3 mi
  • George Hill: 11.1 mi
Museums: 11
  • Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 0.3 mi
  • Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 13.6 mi
  • Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 14.6 mi
  • Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 15.6 mi
  • Saxonburg Museum: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Giant Cowboy: 1.9 mi
  • American Flag: 7.4 mi
  • Haybale sculpture: 10.1 mi
  • Sunken Tractor: 10.1 mi
  • Ghost: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Tour-Ed Mine: 18.4 mi
  • Community park: 18.8 mi
  • IUP Arch: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 22.5 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 22.6 mi
  • Prairie: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bradys Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Granny Coon Spring: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Tunnelville Beach: 6.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest Point - Armstrong CountyNE 51°530.3 m20.3 mi
Coleman HillSE 125°502 m21.5 mi
Warner HillSE 132°490 m21.3 mi
Annisville HillNW 323°485 m23.8 mi
Watts HillSE 139°481 m19.5 mi
Blanket HillESE 121°479 m6.3 mi
Reynolds HillN 351°473 m13.0 mi
Russell HillSE 126°472 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:4720:1220:54
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:4016:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837495968727063524031
Precip in3.22.63.33.74.04.74.44.24.23.33.33.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ford City 4 S DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859509150

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