Leechburg Keystone Marker
Leechburg Keystone Marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Coleman Hill stands 502 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fraley Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile 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 (195 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- steel
- Inscription
- Leechburg, Named for David Leech
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- American Flag: 13.5 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 13.7 mi
- Ring Series: 16.2 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 16.2 mi
- Hence: 16.3 mi
- Fraley Park: 0.0 mi
- Leechburg Riverfront Park: 0.1 mi
- Leechburg School Playground: 0.2 mi
- Kiski Avenue Park: 0.3 mi
- Campbell Park: 0.4 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 9.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 10.8 mi
- Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 13.6 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 17.0 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 17.1 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 18.6 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Evergreen Park: 15.0 mi
- Glenwood Park: 15.3 mi
- Alpine Park: 15.3 mi
- Dime Hill: 6.0 mi
- McCracken Hill: 10.2 mi
- George Hill: 10.2 mi
- Ford Hill: 10.9 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 11.7 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 8.0 mi
- Community park: 12.5 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 19.4 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 19.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 14.3 mi
- Upper Orchard: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 22.1 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 8.3 mi
- Keystone Beach: 21.2 mi
- Francis Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bradys Spring: 24.2 mi
- Livermore: 18.4 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 21.4 mi
- Hay's Wall: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leechburg Keystone Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Hill | E 88° | 502 m | 22.3 mi |
| Warner Hill | E 94° | 490 m | 20.5 mi |
| Watts Hill | E 96° | 481 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blanket Hill | NE 46° | 479 m | 13.8 mi |
| Russell Hill | ENE 76° | 472 m | 17.2 mi |
| Kunkle Hill | ENE 75° | 455 m | 22.0 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | E 90° | 400 m | 23.8 mi |
| Herron Hill | WSW 237° | 384 m | 21.9 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/13046802975
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 21 mi
- Greensburg · 23 mi
- Ross Township · 23 mi
- Franklin Park · 25 mi
- Cranberry · 27 mi
- Green Tree · 27 mi
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