Leechburg High School Building
Leechburg High School Building is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Coleman Hill stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Leechburg School Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Borough of Pennsylvania.
Dates from 1832.
Wikidata Q1183730, matched on coordinates and name (156 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- aluminium
- Inscription
- Designed by W.G. Eckels of New Castle and built by Ley Construction of Pittsburgh between 1922 and 1924. This Classical Revival structure has served the Leechburg Area School District since 1924. Dedicated on September 26th it featured 23 classrooms...
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Giant Cowboy: 13.5 mi
- American Flag: 13.5 mi
- Ring Series: 16.4 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 16.5 mi
- Hence: 16.5 mi
- Leechburg School Playground: 0.1 mi
- Campbell Park: 0.2 mi
- Fraley Park: 0.3 mi
- Leechburg Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Kiski Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 9.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 11.0 mi
- Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 13.8 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 17.3 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 17.3 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 18.8 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 11.1 mi
- Evergreen Park: 15.1 mi
- Alpine Park: 15.5 mi
- Glenwood Park: 15.5 mi
- Dime Hill: 5.8 mi
- George Hill: 9.9 mi
- McCracken Hill: 10.4 mi
- Ford Hill: 10.7 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 12.0 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 8.2 mi
- Community park: 12.2 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 19.6 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 19.8 mi
- Lookout Point: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 14.6 mi
- Upper Orchard: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 22.4 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 8.1 mi
- Keystone Beach: 21.1 mi
- Francis Spring: 22.0 mi
- Bradys Spring: 24.1 mi
- Livermore: 18.2 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 21.6 mi
- Hay's Wall: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leechburg High School Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Hill | E 88° | 502 m | 22.0 mi |
| Warner Hill | E 94° | 490 m | 20.2 mi |
| Watts Hill | E 96° | 481 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blanket Hill | NE 45° | 479 m | 13.6 mi |
| Russell Hill | ENE 76° | 472 m | 16.9 mi |
| Kunkle Hill | ENE 75° | 455 m | 21.7 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | E 90° | 400 m | 23.6 mi |
| Herron Hill | WSW 237° | 384 m | 22.2 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/13046811946
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 21 mi
- Greensburg · 23 mi
- Ross Township · 23 mi
- Franklin Park · 26 mi
- Cranberry · 27 mi
- Green Tree · 28 mi
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