Large Snail
Large Snail is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hence, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hence: 0.0 mi
- Margie and Pete: 0.0 mi
- Coronet: Homage to Dave Smith: 0.0 mi
- Cloudt: 0.1 mi
- Mobius Trip X: 0.1 mi
- Hartwood Acres: 0.2 mi
- Dorseyville Community Parklet: 1.1 mi
- Red Gables Farm: 1.3 mi
- Hampton Community Park: 1.8 mi
- Middle Road Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 1.1 mi
- War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Mellon Memorial Gateway: 3.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Browns Woods: 1.8 mi
- Crouse Run Nature Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Kerrwood Park: 3.9 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 4.4 mi
- Sycamore Island: 6.1 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 6.1 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 6.9 mi
- North Field: 7.5 mi
- Herron Hill: 8.4 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 0.7 mi
- North Park Arboretum: 4.7 mi
- 80th Division Monument - Demonstration Garden: 4.9 mi
- Saint Francis Peace Garden: 5.5 mi
- Highland Park Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 0.0 mi
- Depreciation Lands Museum: 2.7 mi
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 4.9 mi
- Kerr Museum: 5.1 mi
- Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum: 5.4 mi
- Upper Orchard: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 4.5 mi
- picnic tables: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 6.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.2 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 8.5 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 8.7 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 8.9 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 9.0 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 12.9 mi
- Tiger Beach: 13.5 mi
- BAB: 21.9 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 23.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 12.5 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 13.6 mi
- Snake Run: 18.5 mi
- Francis Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lacock Spring: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Large Snail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NW 304° | 423 m | 18.5 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 186° | 407 m | 22.0 mi |
| Herron Hill | SSW 198° | 384 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 281° | 375 m | 21.6 mi |
| Rich Hill | ENE 77° | 365 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SSE 152° | 229.2 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/11294532819
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 7 mi
- Franklin Park · 9 mi
- Green Tree · 13 mi
- Coraopolis · 14 mi
- Cranberry · 14 mi
- Robinson Township · 14 mi
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