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Russian Town

Russian Town from directly overhead

Russian Town is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Nate Levy Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13640, -80.08304

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nate Levy Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Bayfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.9 mi
  • Midtown Gateway Community Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • 9/11 Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Penelec Smokestack: 0.2 mi
  • Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Von Buseck House: 0.3 mi
  • Judah Colt House: 0.3 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Fruits of Labor: 0.9 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 5.5 mi
  • Schaefer's Auto Art: 6.9 mi
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillSSE 158°495 m23.7 mi
Mackey HillSSE 160°488 m21.5 mi
Gibson HillSSW 193°470 m19.7 mi
Mount PleasantS 179°454 m19.6 mi
Oak HillSSE 149°433 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:33
June solstice05:4520:1821:01
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4616:0716:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936475968737265544434
Precip in3.42.53.13.53.53.73.33.44.34.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/8118508665

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