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McKees Rocks Mound

McKees Rocks Mound from directly overhead

McKees Rocks Mound is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Largest Native American burial mound in Western Pennsylvania (16 feet high & 85 feet wide). It was hand-built by the Adena people between 200 BC and 100 AD and later used by the Hopewell people. Late 19th century excavations uncovered 33 skeletons and ...
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Coordinates40.47301, -80.05159
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Munson Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Presston Park: 0.9 mi
  • Marmaduke Park: 0.9 mi
  • Young Field Park: 1.0 mi
  • 3rd Street Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Monument Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.4 mi
  • Herron Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 6.1 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 5.6 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 7.3 mi
  • picnic tables: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.8 mi
  • BAB: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Snake Run: 17.5 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 20.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of McKees Rocks Mound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 245°443 m20.9 mi
Big KnobNNW 336°423 m18.8 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 203°417 m17.1 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 161°407 m16.1 mi
Herron HillESE 104°384 m5.1 mi
Bunker HillNW 308°375 m17.5 mi
Rich HillNE 56°365 m13.4 mi
Mt. SycamoreE 83°229.2 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5082553755

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