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Mount Pisgah (other)
Mount Pisgah is the name of several mountains and places: Communities * Mount Pisgah, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Mount Pisgah, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Milford Township, LaGrange County * Mount Pisgah, Iowa, a semi-permanent settlement from 1846 to 1852 along the Mormon Trail * Mount Pisgah, North Carolina (unincorporated community) * Mount Pisgah, Ohio, an unincorporated community Mountains U.S. *Mount Pisgah (Kennebec County, Maine), the fifth highest point in Kennebec County, Maine * Mount Pisgah (Massachusetts), the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts *Mount Pisgah (New York), in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of Bovina Center * Mount Pisgah (Greene County, New York), in the Catskill Mountains of New York north of Windham *Mount Pisgah (mountain in North Carolina), in the Appalachian Mountain Range and the Blue Ridge Mountains *Mount Pisgah (Lane County, Oregon) * Mount Pisgah, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, in Glaciated Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah, Georgia
Mount Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, Georgia, Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Etymology The community probably took the name of a local church. The name ultimately is derived from Mount Pisgah (Bible), Mount Pisgah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. References Unincorporated communities in Catoosa County, Georgia Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) {{CatoosaCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah, York County, Pennsylvania
Mount Pisgah is a peak in York County, Pennsylvania situated south-southwest of Wrightsville. Location Mt. Pisgah is an 865-foot piece of rising ground that overlooks the Susquehanna River south of Wrightsville, standing about 500 feet above the surrounding rural landscape and providing wide-ranging views of the lower Susquehanna Valley. Samuel S. Lewis State Park is situated on Mt. Pisgah. On clear days, visitors can see as far aGovernor Dick Hill about 18 miles away. Name Mt. Pisgah is named for the biblical mountain in Jordan from which Moses first saw the promised land. Geology Mt. Pisgah's view is an excellent place to gain knowledge of some effects of geology and topography on the economic development of this part of Pennsylvania. The landscape near Mt. Pisgah is developed on complexly folded and faulted metamorphic rocks that range in age from Precambrian to Ordovician (600 to 450 mya). These metamorphic rocks were originally sedimentary strata such as sandstones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah Christian School
Mount Pisgah Christian School is a private Christian school located in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States. It is located on Nesbit Ferry Road off of Highway 19. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) including memberships with the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and the Atlanta Christian School Association (ACSA). History Mount Pisgah Christian School was founded in 1986 by Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church with the goal of providing an enriching program for students in a Christian environment. The school opened with 70 preschool students and has rapidly grown and expanded. In 1991, construction began on a new Lower School to house the burgeoning student population and quickly grew to include a Middle and Upper School. It wasn't until 2001 that Mount Pisgah began offering a high school education. Fourteen years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is located along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) below Indian Mound Cemetery overlooking Sulphur Spring Run. Historically known as the Romney Colored Cemetery and more recently as the Romney African-American Cemetery, the cemetery was created for African-Americans in the South Branch Valley who were not permitted to be interred in the city's Indian Mound Cemetery. The cemetery has been in use since the early 19th century and continues to serve Romney's African-American community. It is currently maintained by the Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, from which it takes its name. See also * List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia * Indian Mound Cemetery Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50) on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah Arboretum
The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres) is a non-profit arboretum and botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha / 2,300 acre), between the Coast Fork of the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, United States. The Friends of Mount Pisgah Arboretum was established in 1973 when it began to construct trails, build bridges, remove invasive species, and publish newsletters. Wildflower and mushroom shows were first held in 1981; staff hiring began in the early 1980s. The arboretum's original mission was to have international plantings, however most of the early international donations were moved off site. This has changed to maintaining Pacific Northwest plant communities, offer environmental education programs, and provide for public enjoyment of its site. The arboretum includes of riverside trails with 23 bridges, riparian meadows, evergreen forests, a rare section of preserved oak savanna, Douglas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah Academy
Mount Pisgah Academy is a four-year secondary education boarding and day school located in Candler, North Carolina, United States, near Asheville, North Carolina, Asheville. The academy is named after the Mount Pisgah (Bible), Mount Pisgah of biblical reference as well as its proximity to Mount Pisgah (mountain in North Carolina), Mount Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the campus lies on of property. It was founded in 1914 as a private academy, by E.C. Waller, William Steinman, and C.A. Graves with their families, and originally called the Pisgah Industrial Institute.("Mount Pisgah Academy was started in the year 1914 and is located in Asheville, North Carolina. It is a co-ed boarding academy, with grades nine to twelve, and has an enrollment of 140 students from various countries, such as Russia, Korea, Japan, Colombia, Mexico, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Their main focus is on service.") In 1952, its owners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah (Victoria)
Mount Pisgah is a small volcanic lava dome 11 km from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The name derives from the summit of the Biblical Mount Nebo, from which Moses first saw the Promised Land (Deuteronomy 34:1–4). The Djadjawurrung and Wathawurrung name for the mount is ''Morambulbuledj''. It is 559 metres above sea level. The Dowling Forest (Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...) Racecourse is located at the base of Mount Pisgah. In 2009, plans were revealed to build a 1400-metre uphill training track on the side of the mountain. ReferencesRetrieved 21 June 2017. Ballarat Pisgah {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah (Smith Island)
Mount Pisgah is a peak rising to 1860 m in the north-central part of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is linked by Kostenets Saddle to Drinov Peak to the southwest, and surmounts Dalgopol Glacier to the north and Vetrino Glacier to the west. Because the peaks of Smith Island gave it a forked appearance when seen from a distance, American sealers in the 1820s called it ''Mount Pisgah Island'' after the double-topped Mount Pisgah in the town of Durham, CT. The name has since been restricted to the peak described. Location The peak is located at which is 7.64 km northeast of Mount Foster, 1.85 km northeast of Drinov Peak, 3.9 km southeast of Gregory Point, 4.74 km southwest of Mount Christi and 1.1 km west of Mezek Peak (Bulgarian mapping in 2009). MapsChart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah (Bible)
Some translators of the Bible, biblical book of Deuteronomy translate ''Pisgah'' ( he, פִּסְגָּה) as a name of a mountain, usually referring to Mount Nebo. The word פִּסְגָּה wikt:%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%92%D7%94, literally means "summit". The region lies directly east of the Jordan River and just northeast of the Dead Sea. Mount Nebo (31°45.9'N 35°43.1'E) is the highest among a handful of Pisgah summits; an arid cluster of hilltops on the western edge of the Transjordan in the Bible, Trans-Jordanian Plateau. Arabic names for Pisgah include: Fasga (Phasga), Jabal Siyāgha (transliterated also as Siaghah/Siâghah/Siyagha/Siyāgha, etc.), Rās as-Siyāgha and Rujm Siyāgha. In the Bible In Book of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy, God commanded Moses to climb up and view the Promised Land from Mount Nebo: "Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead to Dan, all of Naphtali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Pisgah (Quebec)
Mount Pisgah (''in French: Mont Pisgah'') is a mountain on the border between the Canadian province of Quebec, in the region of Estrie, and the American state of Maine (United States United), which is part of the Appalachian Mountains; it rises to of altitude. Geography The mountain, located in part in the municipality of Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec, Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, southeast of lac aux Araignées, is crossed by the Canada–United States border. The southern flank slopes medium down to the ' ('), which is crossed by the northern branch of the Dead River (Kennebec), Dead River. Toponymy The toponym "Mont Pisgah" was formalized on December 5, 1968, by the Commission de toponymie du Québec. Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:Pisgah, mount Appalachian summits Mountains of Franklin County, Maine Summits of Estrie Le Granit Regional County Municipality Canada–United States border One-thousanders of Quebec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
