Yohogania Courthouse
Yohogania Courthouse is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Fort Hill stands 478 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Beedle Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Governmental and judicial center for Yohogania, a county erected by Virginia in asserting its claim to western Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1780. The site is on the hilltop opposite.
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 29.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Beedle Park: 0.6 mi
- Tepe Park: 1.1 mi
- Jacob's Park: 1.4 mi
- Elizabeth Riverfront Park: 1.5 mi
- Gill Hall Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Whetzel Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 4.9 mi
- Buffalo Preserve: 5.9 mi
- South Taylor Environmental Park: 6.6 mi
- Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant: 7.7 mi
- statue base: 5.4 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 6.0 mi
- The Sail: 6.7 mi
- Shrine Of The Blessed Mother: 12.0 mi
- Fredosaurus Rex: 12.1 mi
- Poem: 5.5 mi
- Boston Honor Roll: 5.6 mi
- Sutersville War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Edgebrook Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Edgebrook Shelter: 5.9 mi
- Elizabeth Township Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Greater Monessen Historical: 7.0 mi
- McKeesport Heritage Center: 7.2 mi
- Bethel Park Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop: 8.8 mi
- South Park Demonstration Garden: 6.3 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 7.1 mi
- Daffodil Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bethel Park Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Braddock Farms: 9.8 mi
- Pollocks Knob: 2.2 mi
- Sheppler Hill: 9.1 mi
- Riverview Hill: 11.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 11.8 mi
- Rich Hill: 12.0 mi
- Harvest: 3.0 mi
- Springvale: 3.0 mi
- Blue Grass 2: 3.2 mi
- Timothy 1: 3.2 mi
- Hay Loft: 3.2 mi
- Silent Brook Well: 7.0 mi
- Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House: 7.2 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 10.9 mi
- Canton Avenue: 12.0 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 12.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 4.0 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 4.1 mi
- Redds Beach: 9.4 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 14.6 mi
- Tiger Beach: 14.8 mi
- Hay's Wall: 9.1 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 8.7 mi
- Francis Spring: 8.8 mi
- West Overton: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yohogania Courthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | SE 134° | 478 m | 16.4 mi |
| Roundtop | SE 132° | 432 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sheppler Hill | SE 146° | 429 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rich Hill | SE 145° | 420 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hannas Knob | W 265° | 417 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | WSW 253° | 407 m | 2.2 mi |
| Krepp Knob | S 179° | 407 m | 16.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 100° | 397 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckeesport, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12015252220
Day trips start here
- Mt. Lebanon · 11 mi
- Irwin · 12 mi
- Green Tree · 13 mi
- South Pittsburgh Region · 14 mi
- New Stanton · 16 mi
- Robinson Township · 18 mi
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