Central address: 301-337 W High St, Carlisle, PA 17013, USA
Elevation: 145.072
Time Zone: America/New_York
Latitude: 40° 12' 9.7956'' N
Longitude: 77° 11' 50.0352'' W
The latitude of Dickinson College is 40.202721, and the longitude is -77.197232. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, United States with the gps coordinates of 40° 12' 9.7956'' N and 77° 11' 50.0352'' W. The category of Dickinson College are Educational Sites, Historic Sites.
Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1773 as Carlisle Grammar School, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, six days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded after the formation of the United States. Dickinson was founded by Benjamin Rush, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and named "John and Mary's College" in honor of John Dickinson, a signer of the Constitution who was later the Governor of Pennsylvania, and his wife Mary Norris Dickinson. They donated much of their extensive personal libraries to the new college.
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Latitude | 40.202721 | Longitude | -77.197232 |
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Elevation | 145.072 | DMS Lat | 40° 12' 9.7956'' N |
DMS Lng | 77° 11' 50.0352'' W | GeoHASH | dr1heqdty47sp |
UTM Zone | 18T | UTM Easting | 312993.17737915 |
UTM Northing | 4452572.75191949 | Time Zone | America/New_York |
Country | United States | State | Pennsylvania (PA) |