USAir Flight 427 Memorial
USAir Flight 427 Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Portersville Hill stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 13 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This site is dedicated in fond and loving memory to the 132 passengers and crew of USAir Flight 427 which crashed here at 7:03 P.M. on September 8 1994
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Louis 'Lefty' Cepull Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Hopewell Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Center Municipal Park: 3.1 mi
- Tank Farm Recreational Area: 3.2 mi
- Sherwood Park: 3.3 mi
- Ambridge Honor Roll: 4.3 mi
- Conway Borough War Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Shousetown Boatyard: 5.7 mi
- Great Republic Monument: 5.7 mi
- Fort McIntosh: 6.0 mi
- Boggs Run Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 189: 6.0 mi
- Devils Hollow Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Walker Park: 6.9 mi
- Bell Acres Nature Park: 6.9 mi
- Arch: 7.9 mi
- Totus Tuus: 10.7 mi
- Gorilla Statue: 11.3 mi
- World's Largest Teapot: 13.0 mi
- Saint Joan of Arc: 15.7 mi
- Merrick Art Gallery: 8.9 mi
- Sample Schoolhouse: 12.5 mi
- Air Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
- Tri-State Black Museum: 13.0 mi
- East Liverpool Museum of Ceramics: 14.1 mi
- Beaver Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.6 mi
- Fern Hollow Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.1 mi
- Grogan Lawn Care LLC: 13.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.8 mi
- Clover Hill: 2.6 mi
- Big Knob: 9.9 mi
- Steffens Hill: 10.9 mi
- Stewart Hill: 11.3 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 7.5 mi
- Giant Chair: 9.3 mi
- Fern Hollow Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- 155mm Gun M1: 10.2 mi
- Indian Rock: 15.6 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 9.5 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 12.6 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 12.6 mi
- White Pine Grove: 14.9 mi
- Snake Run: 7.4 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 9.7 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 13.1 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 13.8 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 14.4 mi
- Point Pleasant: 13.0 mi
- Warriors Point: 14.2 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 24.2 mi
- BAB: 6.2 mi
- Tiger Beach: 16.9 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 17.1 mi
- Lacock Spring: 6.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of USAir Flight 427 Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portersville Hill | NNE 22° | 445 m | 24.1 mi |
| Quakers Knob | SSW 196° | 443 m | 18.8 mi |
| Round Knob | WNW 284° | 433 m | 19.6 mi |
| Big Knob | NE 35° | 423 m | 9.9 mi |
| Stewart Hill | W 268° | 412 m | 11.3 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | N 358° | 410 m | 22.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 357° | 409 m | 22.0 mi |
| Herron Hill | ESE 119° | 384 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery L&D, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3070892979
Day trips start here
- Sewickley · 8 mi
- Coraopolis · 10 mi
- Cranberry · 12 mi
- Franklin Park · 12 mi
- Robinson Township · 14 mi
- Ross Township · 16 mi
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