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Tri-State Marker

Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in DelawareSamHolt6 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
SamHolt6 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tri-State Marker, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Tri-State Marker is a historic site in Delaware, at a recorded elevation of 78 m. Gap Hill stands 252 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

M. D. P. Corner No 2 1935

About

The story

The Delaware–Maryland–Pennsylvania Tri-State Point is the meeting of the northwestern corner of Delaware, the northeastern corner of Maryland, and the southern edge of Pennsylvania. A wooden marker was placed in 1765, by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, and was replaced with a stone marker in 1849. The tripoint site contributes to the Delaware Boundary Markers historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A trail to the marker was made in 2014–2015.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1849.

Wikidata Q48799760, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
78 m
Inscription
Top: U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY REFERENCE MARK / FOR INFORMATION WRITE TO THE DIRECTOR, WASHINGTON, D.C. / $2500 FINE OR IMPRISONMENT FOR DISTURBING THIS MARK. / MD P CORNER NO 2 1935 Side 1: M Side 2: M Side 3: P 1849 Side 4: D
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.72220, -75.78859

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 51
Gardens: 45
Attractions: 31
Peaks: 29
Artworks: 17
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 23.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Black Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap HillNNW 328°252 m21.4 mi
Harmony HillNNE 18°146 m18.9 mi
Mount FelixWSW 240°142 m21.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthENE 61°137 m16.3 mi
Goat HillW 270°135 m15.9 mi
Mount AraratWSW 241°134 m18.1 mi
Egg HillSW 234°125 m7.3 mi
Hunting HillNE 47°125 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669584638
Precip in3.42.94.33.73.63.94.83.94.94.03.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/75390099

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