Granite Crucfix
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Granite Crucfix is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Blanket Hill stands 479 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Mary Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- St. Mary's Cemetery
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Mary Statue: 0.1 mi
- World War Memorial US Army and Navy & Polish Army: 1.0 mi
- Fanny Sellins: 3.2 mi
- Willie Thrower (1930-2002): 3.4 mi
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014): 3.8 mi
- Burrell Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Central Park: 1.6 mi
- Natrona Recreational Park: 2.2 mi
- Melwood Park: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- McCracken Hill: 4.9 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 6.3 mi
- Rich Hill: 7.5 mi
- 1370: 8.6 mi
- 1310: 8.6 mi
- Ring Series: 11.0 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 11.1 mi
- Tower Iron: 11.2 mi
- Hence: 11.2 mi
- Margie and Pete: 11.2 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Evergreen Park: 10.3 mi
- Glenwood Park: 10.5 mi
- Sycamore Island: 10.7 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 3.9 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 5.3 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Kerr Museum: 9.0 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 11.9 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 12.0 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 13.3 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 3.9 mi
- Lookout Point: 14.2 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 14.2 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 14.4 mi
- Community park: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.0 mi
- Upper Orchard: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- picnic tables: 16.5 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 13.6 mi
- Keystone Beach: 22.2 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 22.6 mi
- Tiger Beach: 23.2 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 16.6 mi
- Francis Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 18.8 mi
- Livermore: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Granite Crucfix. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanket Hill | NE 50° | 479 m | 19.1 mi |
| Herron Hill | WSW 236° | 384 m | 16.5 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 121° | 380 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | W 267° | 365 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SW 232° | 229.2 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natrona Lock 4, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9843974459
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 18 mi
- Ross Township · 18 mi
- Franklin Park · 21 mi
- Green Tree · 22 mi
- Greensburg · 22 mi
- Cranberry · 23 mi
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