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Crafton Community garden

Crafton Community garden from directly overhead

Crafton Community garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crafton Park Complex, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

Community garden where anyone can grow anything

What to expect

Operated by
Crafton civilians
Access
Yes
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates40.43767, -80.07415

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crafton Park Complex: 0.0 mi
  • Thornburg Conservation Park Area: 0.3 mi
  • Foster Avenue Park: 0.5 mi
  • Noble Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hamilton Road Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Mt. Thornburg: 0.9 mi
  • Monument Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Herron Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 2.3 mi
  • Twin Hills Trails Park: 3.0 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.0 mi
  • St John's Green: 3.3 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 54
Picnic sites: 23
  • White Pine Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.4 mi
  • Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
  • picnic tables: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 18.0 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 18.0 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Snake Run: 19.1 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Crafton Community garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 250°443 m18.9 mi
Big KnobNNW 341°423 m20.7 mi
Garrett HillSW 221°420 m19.9 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 203°417 m14.4 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 153°407 m14.3 mi
Cemetery HillSSW 207°397 m21.4 mi
Herron HillE 79°384 m6.2 mi
Bunker HillNW 317°375 m18.3 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 solstice07:4116:1416:58

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, 5 mi away.

  • American Robin26 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly25 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle22 obs
  • box elder19 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper19 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel18 obs
  • ground-ivy18 obs
  • White-tailed Deer17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/791856227

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