Richard Henderson
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
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- 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
- 14.3 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Diamond Park: 0.2 mi
- Hudekoper Park: 0.3 mi
- Elizabeth Park: 0.4 mi
- Cora Clark Park: 0.5 mi
- Pomona Park: 0.6 mi
- Cussewago Island: 0.8 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 1.2 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 1.2 mi
- Walker's Landing: 1.9 mi
- Cussewago: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Unitarian Church: 0.1 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 0.2 mi
- Crawford County: 0.2 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 0.2 mi
- Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools: 0.5 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 0.1 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 0.5 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 0.7 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 12.5 mi
- Canal Museam: 20.1 mi
- Cannon: 0.2 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 0.9 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 0.9 mi
- Gator Statue: 0.9 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 1.5 mi
- 1-4: 4.6 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 17.0 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 19.1 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 20.3 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 20.3 mi
- Howard Falls: 22.5 mi
- Big Rocks: 23.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 131° | 504 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NE 44° | 495 m | 17.5 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 136° | 491 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 36° | 488 m | 17.8 mi |
| Foster Hill | ESE 115° | 484 m | 23.8 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 129° | 483 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NE 56° | 476 m | 21.0 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 356° | 470 m | 15.4 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/10222088476
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- Oil City · 27 mi
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