Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens
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- Elevation, modelled
- 379 m
- Tallest summit within 18.5 miles
- Bear Rocks745 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway13.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3087, -79.4999
Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 379 m. Bear Rocks stands 745 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Rocks | ENE 72° | 745 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sun Hill | SSE 168° | 655 m | 17.9 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ESE 106° | 519 m | 17.7 mi |
| Scaife Hill | ESE 115° | 517 m | 17.6 mi |
| McCalvy Hill | E 92° | 505 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ore Mine Hill | S 182° | 500 m | 15.3 mi |
| Heinz Hill | ESE 116° | 489 m | 15.3 mi |
| Club House Hill | ESE 114° | 482 m | 16.9 mi |
- 13.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park: 0.1 mi
- Bovard Commuity Park: 0.7 mi
- Peach Park: 1.0 mi
- Olimpio Park: 1.2 mi
- Twin Lakes Park: 1.5 mi
- Tipping Bucket: 11.9 mi
- Soak Zone: 12.0 mi
- Wild Mouse: 12.1 mi
- Olde Idlewild: 12.1 mi
- Daniel Tiger Stage: 12.1 mi
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art: 2.4 mi
- KLBE Air Museum: 5.8 mi
- Big Mac Museum: 10.2 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 11.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 14.6 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Alpine Park: 13.8 mi
- Valley Park: 14.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.5 mi
- Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant: 14.7 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- North Woods: 19.0 mi
- Goldenrod: 19.0 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 19.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 2.9 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 5.7 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 18.6 mi
- The Sail: 21.2 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 23.3 mi
- Breath: 24.2 mi
- statue base: 24.5 mi
- Keystone Beach: 7.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 23.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.5 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 17.7 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 19.8 mi
- Beam Rocks: 21.8 mi
- Hay's Wall: 24.1 mi
- Francis Spring: 14.9 mi
- Kooser Spring: 20.9 mi
- Paterson Spring: 24.7 mi
- Livermore: 13.7 mi
- West Overton: 13.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 19.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 6 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty117 obs
- mayapple67 obs
- cut-leaved toothwort62 obs
- bloodroot50 obs
- yellow trout lily48 obs
- garlic mustard42 obs
- large white trillium38 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage34 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Irwin · 11 mi
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