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Phipps Conservatory

Phipps Conservatory from directly overhead

Phipps Conservatory is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Christopher Columbus, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Phipps
Access
Customers only
Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.43967, -79.94834
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
  • The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 0.3 mi
  • Roslyn Place: 1.1 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Flagstaff Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Herron Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Riverview Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Clayton Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 0.9 mi
  • The Saddle: 3.0 mi
  • Hays Woods Park: 3.0 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 3.3 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.8 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 54
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.0 mi
  • Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Phipps Conservatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hannas KnobSW 222°417 m18.1 mi
Pollocks KnobS 181°407 m12.9 mi
Herron HillNNW 333°384 m1.2 mi
Rich HillNNE 30°365 m11.3 mi
Mt. SycamoreNE 53°229.2 m6.1 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 °F303140516170747366554435
Precip in3.22.73.33.23.94.73.83.73.32.92.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee1,126 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly666 obs
  • American Robin641 obs
  • White-tailed Deer511 obs
  • False Milkweed Bug462 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel442 obs
  • common mugwort392 obs
  • Huron Skipper375 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/207207952

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