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Old Customs House

Old Customs House from directly overhead

Old Customs House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is ExpERIEnce Childrens Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

building in Erie, United States of America

Wikidata Q7083814, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1839

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13120, -80.08597

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Nate Levy Park: 0.3 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Park: 0.5 mi
  • East Bayfront Park: 0.7 mi
  • Griswold Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Lafayette Visit: 0.1 mi
  • Oliver Hazard Perry Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Tibbals House: 0.2 mi
  • Brewster House: 0.2 mi
Beaches: 19
Museums: 17
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Fruits of Labor: 0.7 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 5.5 mi
  • Schaefer's Auto Art: 6.5 mi
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillSSE 158°495 m23.4 mi
Mackey HillSSE 160°488 m21.2 mi
Gibson HillSSW 193°470 m19.3 mi
Mount PleasantS 179°454 m19.3 mi
Oak HillSSE 148°433 m16.9 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 72001122OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Old Customshouse, reference 72001122, listed 01/13/72.

OpenStreetMap element way/1039296214

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