Pennsylvania border

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The Pennsylvania border is the state boundary line separating Pennsylvania from its neighboring states, including West Virginia near Wheeling.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Pennsylvania border canonical 1
Pennsylvania state line 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political boundary
state border
adjacentTo Appalachian region
Great Lakes region
Mid-Atlantic region
coordinateSystem defined using latitude and longitude
country United States
crossedBy Delaware River
Interstate highways
Monongahela River
Ohio River
Susquehanna River
local roads
railway lines
governingAuthority Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania

adjacent states
hasEasternNeighbor New Jersey
hasHistoricalDispute border disputes with Maryland
hasHistoricalSurvey Mason–Dixon survey
hasLengthApprox around 550 miles
around 880 kilometers
hasNorthernNeighbor New York
hasSoutheasternNeighbor Delaware
hasSouthernNeighbor Maryland
hasSouthwesternNeighbor West Virginia
hasWesternNeighbor Ohio
legalStatus recognized state boundary of the United States
near Wheeling, West Virginia
northernTerminusAt Lake Erie
partlyDefinedBy Delaware River
Lake Erie shoreline
Mason–Dixon Line
separates Pennsylvania from Delaware
Pennsylvania from Maryland
Pennsylvania from New Jersey
Pennsylvania from New York
Pennsylvania from Ohio
Pennsylvania from West Virginia
linked to: Pennsylvania
usedFor jurisdictional delimitation
law enforcement jurisdiction
taxation jurisdiction
westernTerminusNear Ohio River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wheeling, West Virginia locatedNear Pennsylvania border
Chester, West Virginia borderFeature Pennsylvania state line
linked to: Pennsylvania border