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Gorilla Statue

Gorilla Statue from directly overhead

Gorilla Statue is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio Twp Connector Conservation Area - ALT, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55369, -80.10502

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ohio Township Community Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sewickley Hills Borough Park: 1.0 mi
  • Blueberry Hill Park: 1.8 mi
  • Acorn Park: 2.2 mi
  • Wall Park: 2.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 59
Museums: 59
Peaks: 54
  • North Field: 6.2 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 8.2 mi
  • Monument Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Herron Hill: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Giant Chair: 2.5 mi
  • Fern Hollow Nature Center: 2.5 mi
  • The Edgeworth Club: 4.4 mi
  • USS Requin: 8.8 mi
  • Lookout Point: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • picnic tables: 5.7 mi
  • Picnic Table: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic tables for Building 800: 8.5 mi
  • Picnic Tables for Building 500: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Thornburg Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 8.7 mi
  • BAB: 13.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Lacock Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Francis Spring: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gorilla Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobSW 228°443 m21.7 mi
Big KnobNNW 337°423 m12.6 mi
Hannas KnobS 190°417 m21.7 mi
Stewart HillW 278°412 m22.3 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 159°407 m22.3 mi
Herron HillSE 132°384 m10.3 mi
Bunker HillWNW 296°375 m12.1 mi
Steffens HillNW 319°370 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6843717635

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