Arch
Arch is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 342 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Landside Terrace, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Landside Terrace: 0.4 mi
- North Landside Terrace: 0.4 mi
- North Airside Terrace: 0.5 mi
- South Airside Terrace: 0.5 mi
- Leopold Lake Park: 2.2 mi
- Boggs Run Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Forestbrooke Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
- Thorn Run Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Montour Woods Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
- Trout Run Conservation Area: 5.2 mi
- Great Republic Monument: 4.6 mi
- Shousetown Boatyard: 4.6 mi
- Former Nike Missile Launch Site Pl-71: 4.9 mi
- Groveton Honor Roll: 6.0 mi
- Ambridge Honor Roll: 6.8 mi
- Gorilla Statue: 8.9 mi
- Gabriel Statue: 10.7 mi
- Totus Tuus: 11.0 mi
- Bikes and Books asphalt art mural: 11.9 mi
- Saint Joan of Arc: 13.7 mi
- John A Hermann Jr Memorial Art: 10.8 mi
- Bicycle Heaven: 12.1 mi
- Bridgeville Area Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Moonshot Museum: 12.8 mi
- Highmark SportsWorks: 13.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
- Fern Hollow Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: 7.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 8.0 mi
- Crafton Community garden: 10.4 mi
- Clover Hill: 9.3 mi
- Mt. Thornburg: 9.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.7 mi
- Observatory Hill: 12.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 13.2 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 5.0 mi
- Fern Hollow Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Giant Chair: 6.4 mi
- Urban Assault: 8.9 mi
- USS Requin: 13.0 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
- White Pine Grove: 7.1 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 10.8 mi
- picnic tables: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.1 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 9.2 mi
- Snake Run: 13.4 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 20.1 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 20.7 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 21.3 mi
- Point Pleasant: 7.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Warriors Point: 12.6 mi
- Hay's Wall: 17.9 mi
- Tiger Beach: 10.1 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 10.4 mi
- BAB: 13.8 mi
- Lacock Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers Knob | SW 218° | 443 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Knob | N 11° | 423 m | 15.8 mi |
| Garrett Hill | S 190° | 420 m | 19.3 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SSE 167° | 417 m | 17.9 mi |
| Stewart Hill | WNW 296° | 412 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SE 136° | 407 m | 23.3 mi |
| Cemetery Hill | S 180° | 397 m | 23.2 mi |
| Herron Hill | E 100° | 384 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsburgh Asos, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12901438579
Day trips start here
- Coraopolis · 5 mi
- Sewickley · 5 mi
- Robinson Township · 7 mi
- Franklin Park · 11 mi
- Green Tree · 12 mi
- Ross Township · 12 mi
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