Cathedral of Learning
Cathedral of Learning is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Nationality Rooms, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
academic skyscraper at the University of Pittsburgh
Dates from 1926.
Wikidata Q797017, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Pittsburgh
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Millennium Panther: 0.1 mi
- Conney M. Kimbo Art Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Dippy: 0.1 mi
- Light Up!: 0.2 mi
- Nicholas Lochoff Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Schenley Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Ascension Green: 0.4 mi
- Boundary Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Shady Oak Yard: 0.5 mi
- Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 0.2 mi
- The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Roslyn Place: 1.1 mi
- The Doughboy: 1.5 mi
- Freedom Corner: 1.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
- Herron Hill: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
- Riverview Hill: 2.5 mi
- Clayton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 0.9 mi
- The Saddle: 2.8 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 3.1 mi
- Hays Woods Park: 3.3 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.6 mi
- Nationality Rooms: 0.0 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial Museum: 0.0 mi
- International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame: 0.1 mi
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- University Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Phipps Conservatory: 0.4 mi
- Kraus Winter Garden: 0.5 mi
- Phipps Conservatory: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Grove: 9.0 mi
- Upper Orchard: 10.0 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 0.1 mi
- William Pitt Union: 0.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 3.2 mi
- USS Requin: 3.4 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 6.5 mi
- Tiger Beach: 7.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.8 mi
- Hay's Wall: 3.7 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 7.1 mi
- Snake Run: 22.1 mi
- Francis Spring: 11.6 mi
- Lacock Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Cathedral of Learning. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannas Knob | SW 221° | 417 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 179° | 407 m | 13.2 mi |
| Herron Hill | NNW 339° | 384 m | 0.8 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 32° | 365 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 57° | 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 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/30678664
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 5 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 7 mi
- Ross Township · 7 mi
- Robinson Township · 9 mi
- Coraopolis · 12 mi
- Franklin Park · 12 mi
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