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Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope

Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope from directly overhead

Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is West Penn Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Coordinates40.45220, -79.97086
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Penn Park: 0.2 mi
  • Frank Curto Park: 0.3 mi
  • Polish Hill Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Polish Hill Wiggins Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Denny Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Herron Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Monument Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
  • The Doughboy: 0.8 mi
  • Troy Hill WWI Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Freedom Corner: 1.1 mi
  • Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 1.1 mi
  • The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 1.3 mi
  • The Saddle: 2.3 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 2.4 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.0 mi
  • St John's Green: 3.9 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 54
  • Harmer Garden: 0.4 mi
  • MLK Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Harry Orlando Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Tustin Street Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • UPMC Mercy Physical Therapy Garden: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.3 mi
  • Grove: 9.2 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Snake Run: 21.1 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hannas KnobSW 218°417 m18.0 mi
Pollocks KnobS 176°407 m13.8 mi
Herron HillENE 75°384 m0.7 mi
Rich HillNE 37°365 m11.3 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 65°229.2 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1416:57

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, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee1,090 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly800 obs
  • American Robin471 obs
  • False Milkweed Bug456 obs
  • White-tailed Deer368 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel366 obs
  • Huron Skipper365 obs
  • common mugwort360 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1467678591

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