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Old State Line Historical Marker

Old State Line Historical Marker from directly overhead

Old State Line Historical Marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Della Bayle Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 15 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
The northern boundary of Pennsylvania, before the pur-chase of the Erie Triangle in 1792, crossed the highway at this point. The State paid $151,640.25 for the Erie Tract and its port on the Lakes.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99924, -79.81097

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Della Bayle Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Harwood Tri-Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Erie County Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
  • American Legion Little League Fields: 7.1 mi
  • Elgin Community Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 21
Beaches: 19
  • Shades Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Cowell Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Shorewood Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Freeport Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Beach 11: 17.8 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Oak Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Dowd Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Mackey Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Ingersol Hill: 12.8 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 8.3 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 12.0 mi
  • Fruits of Labor: 16.1 mi
  • Schaefer's Auto Art: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Sulfur Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old State Line Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillSE 125°587 m19.0 mi
Cole HillSE 129°584 m24.8 mi
Brooks RocksESE 111°583 m19.0 mi
Baker HillESE 112°572 m15.1 mi
Sweet HillENE 72°569 m15.8 mi
Turner HillESE 123°559 m15.2 mi
Eastman HillSSE 147°551 m15.0 mi
Baker RocksESE 122°550 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:32
June solstice05:4520:1720:59
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4516:0616:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533455665696861504030
Precip in4.12.93.64.24.44.54.73.74.44.53.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union City Filtration PLT, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11227690681

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