Farmhouse Ruins
Farmhouse Ruins is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 26.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelvington Park: 4.0 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 4.3 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 4.7 mi
- Beechwood Park: 4.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 4.8 mi
- Mt. Ridge Estates Entrance Sign: 1.4 mi
- Mt. Ridge: 1.6 mi
- Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Westmoreland Park: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Acres Park: 2.4 mi
- Ardara War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Long Run Armed Services Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.5 mi
- Coke Ovens: 2.5 mi
- Norwin Veteran Memorial: 3.3 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 3.8 mi
- The Sail: 6.2 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 9.6 mi
- statue base: 9.8 mi
- Breath: 10.3 mi
- Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop: 2.2 mi
- McKeesport Heritage Center: 2.4 mi
- Elizabeth Township Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Big Mac Museum: 5.0 mi
- National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center: 7.7 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Braddock Farms: 5.6 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 7.1 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 7.6 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 7.7 mi
- Riverview Hill: 8.9 mi
- Clayton Hill: 8.9 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 9.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.0 mi
- North Woods: 7.7 mi
- Goldenrod: 7.7 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 7.8 mi
- Timothy 1: 8.0 mi
- Quiet Acres 2: 8.0 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 5.4 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 8.8 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 11.2 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 11.2 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 12.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 12.6 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 16.6 mi
- Tiger Beach: 17.0 mi
- Redds Beach: 17.8 mi
- Hay's Wall: 9.1 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 19.6 mi
- West Overton: 19.6 mi
- Livermore: 24.8 mi
- Francis Spring: 0.6 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farmhouse Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppler Hill | S 188° | 429 m | 13.6 mi |
| Rich Hill | S 180° | 420 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SW 234° | 407 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 138° | 397 m | 11.4 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 308° | 384 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | S 170° | 365 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNW 338° | 229 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckeesport, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3953363046
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 4 mi
- Greensburg · 13 mi
- New Stanton · 13 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 14 mi
- Green Tree · 15 mi
- Ross Township · 18 mi
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