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The McKee Mansion

The McKee Mansion from directly overhead

The McKee Mansion is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Esplen Honor Roll, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
At this site on October Twentieth, 1770, George Washington dined at the home of Alexander McKee.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.46561, -80.05395

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sheraden Park: 0.6 mi
  • Munson Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
  • 3rd Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Mutual Street Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Marshall Parklet: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Monument Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 2.9 mi
  • Herron Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 6.0 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 5.6 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 6.9 mi
  • picnic tables: 9.3 mi
  • Grove: 10.2 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Snake Run: 17.9 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 20.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of The McKee Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 246°443 m20.6 mi
Big KnobNNW 337°423 m19.2 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 203°417 m16.6 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 160°407 m15.7 mi
Herron HillE 98°384 m5.1 mi
Bunker HillNW 310°375 m17.7 mi
Rich HillNE 54°365 m13.8 mi
Mt. SycamoreE 80°229.2 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5082553758

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