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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. 22 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: 55
Peaks: 22
  • Miller Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Ford Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Blanket Hill: 6.3 mi
  • George Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Dime 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
Springs: 2
  • Bradys Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Granny Coon Spring: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Prairie: 22.5 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 22.6 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 CountyNE530 m20.3 mi
Coleman HillSE502 m21.5 mi
Warner HillSE490 m21.3 mi
Annisville HillNW485 m23.8 mi
Watts HillSE481 m19.5 mi
Blanket HillESE479 m6.3 mi
Reynolds HillN473 m13.0 mi
Russell HillSE472 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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