Homestead Labyrinth
Homestead Labyrinth is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Works Pump House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Les Getz Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Collingwood Park: 0.5 mi
- John F. Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Square: 0.6 mi
- Vine Street Playground: 0.7 mi
- Hays Woods Park: 3.1 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 3.7 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 3.8 mi
- South Taylor Environmental Park: 5.0 mi
- The Saddle: 5.6 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 2.8 mi
- Breath: 2.9 mi
- The Campo: 3.0 mi
- Scotty Statue: 3.1 mi
- Snowmen: 3.1 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 0.1 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 0.4 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 2.3 mi
- National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center: 0.6 mi
- Frick Art and Historical Center: 2.2 mi
- Car & Carraige Museum: 2.3 mi
- The Frick Pittsburgh: 2.3 mi
- Clayton Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Braddock Farms: 2.1 mi
- The Frick Greenhouse: 2.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.8 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 3.0 mi
- Riverview Hill: 1.3 mi
- Clayton Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.1 mi
- Grove: 8.7 mi
- North Woods: 11.5 mi
- Goldenrod: 11.5 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 2.1 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 2.9 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 3.5 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.6 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 9.5 mi
- Tiger Beach: 9.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.7 mi
- Redds Beach: 19.9 mi
- Hay's Wall: 2.9 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Point Pleasant: 24.6 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 3.5 mi
- Francis Spring: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homestead Labyrinth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppler Hill | SSE 166° | 429 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SW 232° | 417 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 194° | 407 m | 11.5 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 312° | 384 m | 4.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 15° | 365 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNE 23° | 229 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/862184245
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 8 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 8 mi
- Ross Township · 10 mi
- Irwin · 12 mi
- Robinson Township · 13 mi
- Franklin Park · 15 mi
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