Newlin Township near Coatesville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Star Gazers' Stone

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 25, 2011

1. The Star Gazers' Stone Marker

Inscription. The Star-Gazers’ Stone Erected in 1764 by Mason and Dixon in locating the Pennsylvania-Maryland Boundary Line Being 15 miles North thereof and 31 miles due West of Philadelphia. Here they also measured a degree of Latitude on the Earth’s surface southward, and made other Astronomical observations; Hence the name.

Erected 1908 by The Chester County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1764.

Location. 39° 56.352′ N, 75° 43.948′ W. Marker is near Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Newlin Township. Marker is on Stargazer Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in a bend of the road 100 yards North of Embreeville Road, PA Rte#162. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 Stargazer Rd, Coatesville PA 19320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Mason & Dixon’s “Stargazing” Observatory (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walking the Line (approx. 0.2 miles away); views of the past (approx. ¼ mile away); Indian Hannah (approx. 0.3 miles away); Here Rests Indian Hannah

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); remnants of the past (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named views of the past (approx. 1.3 miles away); John Beale Bordley (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coatesville.

Also see . . .
1. Mason-Dixon Line - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 26, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Star Gazers' Stone. (Submitted on March 28, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. Propert Around the Stone is now protected. (Submitted on July 14, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Additional keywords. "Mason-Dixon Line"

Photographed By Keith S Smith, May 3, 2016

2. The Star Gazers' Stone Marker

Location Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 25, 2011

3. Location Sign

A few feet feet back of this sign is the Star Gazers' Stone

This is the Star Gazers' Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 25, 2011

4. This is the Star Gazers' Stone

Star Gazers' Stone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 25, 2011

5. Star Gazers' Stone Marker

The Stones Enclosure image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 25, 2011

6. The Stones Enclosure

This is on Private Property, although is not posted. The enclosure is easy to find. It can also be seen on google maps.

Photographed By Keith S Smith, May 3, 2016

7. The Star Gazers' Stone Marker

The Star Gazers Stone in a cornfield image. Click for full size.

the Chris McGlinn post card collection

8. The Star Gazers Stone in a cornfield

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,122 times since then and 137 times this year. Last updated on November 9, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 7, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 25, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on May 7, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 8. submitted on March 7, 2017, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.