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Welcome to Scott

Welcome to Scott from directly overhead

Welcome to Scott is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Mount Wheeler stands 450 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Street Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.39566, -80.08636

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Washington Street Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gregg Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sampson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Avenue Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Heidelberg Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • TIme Capsule: 0.9 mi
  • Residence of General John Neville: 1.0 mi
  • Veterans: 2.5 mi
  • Beechview Community War Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Brookline Monument: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Kane Woods Nature Area: 1.2 mi
  • Twin Hills Trails Park: 1.6 mi
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 1.9 mi
  • Robb Hollow Park: 2.4 mi
  • Neville Woods Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Mt. Thornburg: 2.7 mi
  • Monument Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Herron Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 8.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Welcome to Carnegie: 1.0 mi
  • Lavina Avenue Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Crafton Community garden: 3.0 mi
  • Traut Triangle: 3.4 mi
  • Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: 4.6 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • White Pine Grove: 4.6 mi
  • Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 7.8 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
  • picnic tables: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Tiger Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 19.5 mi
  • Snake Run: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Welcome to Scott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WheelerSSW 204°450 m20.0 mi
Quakers KnobWSW 258°443 m17.5 mi
Sheppler HillSE 139°429 m22.0 mi
Garrett HillSW 226°420 m17.3 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 205°417 m11.5 mi
Pollocks KnobSE 144°407 m12.2 mi
Cemetery HillSSW 209°397 m18.5 mi
Herron HillENE 59°384 m7.9 mi
Conditions

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, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Amur honeysuckle40 obs
  • Mourning Dove36 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly35 obs
  • American Robin27 obs
  • White-tailed Deer23 obs
  • Western Honey Bee23 obs
  • box elder23 obs
  • American pokeweed23 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/1322291709

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