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Canton Avenue

Canton Avenue from directly overhead

Canton Avenue is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

street in Beechview, United States of America

Wikidata Q2936640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.41007, -80.03010

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Abel Long Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pauline Park: 0.4 mi
  • Alton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Banksville Park: 0.6 mi
  • Vanucci Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Beechview Community War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Veterans: 1.2 mi
  • Brookline Monument: 1.4 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Point of View: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 1.3 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.4 mi
  • Twin Hills Trails Park: 1.6 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 2.0 mi
  • The Saddle: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.6 mi
  • Herron Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Lavina Avenue Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Welcome To Mount Washington: 2.0 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 2.4 mi
  • Traut Triangle: 2.5 mi
  • Carole's Garden: 2.6 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 4.7 mi
  • Grove: 6.1 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Snake Run: 21.8 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Canton Avenue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 257°443 m20.6 mi
Sheppler HillSSE 147°429 m21.1 mi
Garrett HillSW 230°420 m20.2 mi
Hannas KnobSW 215°417 m13.9 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 159°407 m11.7 mi
Cemetery HillSW 215°397 m20.9 mi
Herron HillNE 51°384 m4.9 mi
Rich HillNE 40°365 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270747265544334
Precip in3.12.63.23.44.14.63.93.83.53.13.03.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsburgh Allegheny CO AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1286438003

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