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Richard Henderson

Richard Henderson from directly overhead

Richard Henderson is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

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Born a slave in Maryland in 1801, he escaped as a boy and about 1824 came to Meadville. A barber, he was long active in the Underground Railroad. His Arch Street house, since torn down, is estimated to have harbored some 500 runaway slaves prior to the Ci

How to reach it

Coordinates41.63592, -80.14839

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 24
Peaks: 23
  • Curry Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Round Top: 2.6 mi
  • Gable Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Conneaut Lake Kame: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 8.4 mi
Museums: 9
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Jamestown Beach #2: 18.8 mi
  • Stoneboro Beach: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richard Henderson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wheeling HillSE 131°504 m13.1 mi
Pleasant HillNE 44°495 m17.5 mi
Round KnobSE 136°491 m8.5 mi
Mackey HillNE 36°488 m17.8 mi
Foster HillESE 115°484 m23.8 mi
Pine KnollSE 129°483 m8.4 mi
Dutch HillNE 56°476 m21.0 mi
Gibson HillN 356°470 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:33
June solstice05:4720:1720:59
September equinox07:0918:4319:20
December solstice07:4516:0916:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514031
Precip in2.52.02.93.83.74.44.93.74.23.73.02.6

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10222088476

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