- Elevation, modelled
- 232 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3992, -79.8634
Braddock Farms is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 232 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Recycle Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
- Built
- 2007
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Braddock Farms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 204° | 407 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 135° | 397 m | 16.9 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 308° | 384 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 5° | 365 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | N 4° | 229.2 m | 6.4 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Recycle Park: 0.2 mi
- Whitaker Ball Field: 1.1 mi
- Brinton Park: 1.1 mi
- Bessemer Avenue Park: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Field: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- George Washington Statue: 0.8 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 1.7 mi
- Pioneer Short-Wave Station: 1.8 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Riverview Hill: 3.3 mi
- Clayton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 3.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.5 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- The Sail: 3.4 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 4.3 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 4.4 mi
- Breath: 4.7 mi
- The Campo: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 3.6 mi
- Pioneer Park: 4.1 mi
- Hays Woods Park: 4.6 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 4.9 mi
- Monroeville Community Park: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 55
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 2.0 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 3.7 mi
- The Frick Greenhouse: 3.9 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 3.9 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Museums: 54
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.8 mi
- Grove: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 19
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 1.3 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 3.5 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 5.6 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Thornburg Beach: 11.4 mi
- Tiger Beach: 11.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 4.3 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 1.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 6.0 mi
| 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 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 10 mi
- Irwin · 10 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 10 mi
- Ross Township · 12 mi
- Robinson Township · 15 mi
- Franklin Park · 17 mi
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