Meadville
Meadville is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is De Arment Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Founded in 1788 by David Mead and other settlers from the Wyoming region. In 1800 made county seat. First direct primary in U.S. held here in 1842. Making of hookless fasteners was pioneered here.
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- De Arment Park: 0.2 mi
- Pomona Park: 0.3 mi
- Mary Gable Community Park of Vernon Township: 0.3 mi
- Kerrtown Community Center and Playground: 0.4 mi
- Hudekoper Park: 0.6 mi
- Curry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Round Top: 2.9 mi
- Gable Hill: 3.7 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 6.4 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Cussewago Island: 1.2 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.4 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.6 mi
- Cussewago: 2.1 mi
- Walker's Landing: 2.4 mi
- Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools: 0.2 mi
- Unitarian Church: 0.7 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.8 mi
- Crawford County: 0.8 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 0.8 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 0.7 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.8 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 1.3 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 13.1 mi
- Canal Museam: 19.5 mi
- Cannon: 0.7 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 0.9 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 1.5 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Gator Statue: 1.6 mi
- 1-4: 5.3 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 17.6 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 18.5 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 19.8 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 19.8 mi
- Howard Falls: 23.0 mi
- Big Rocks: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Meadville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 128° | 504 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 43° | 495 m | 18.1 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 132° | 491 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 36° | 488 m | 18.4 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 114° | 484 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 124° | 483 m | 8.3 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NE 55° | 476 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 358° | 470 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadville Port Meadville AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10222673921
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