Negley Memorial
Negley Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffins, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER NEGLEY BORN IN GERMANY IN 1734, OF SWISS ANCESTRY, CAME TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 1739, SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, SETTLED ON SITE OF HIGHLAND PARK 1778. DIED NOV. 3, 1809, AND HIS WIFE MARY ANN BURKSTRESSER BORN IN BUCKS...
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Highland Park Flynn Parklet: 0.2 mi
- Highland Park: 0.3 mi
- King Estate Park: 0.4 mi
- Heth's Playground: 0.6 mi
- Nancy Werner Park: 0.7 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 1.7 mi
- Kerrwood Park: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Island: 3.3 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 4.1 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 4.5 mi
- Griffins: 0.1 mi
- T-Rex Statue: 0.8 mi
- Guyasuta: 1.2 mi
- Doris: 1.6 mi
- Octavia the Octopus: 1.6 mi
- Roslyn Place: 2.2 mi
- Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 2.6 mi
- The Doughboy: 2.9 mi
- Blawknox Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- King Museum: 0.5 mi
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 1.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Glass Center: 1.5 mi
- Boom Concepts: 1.7 mi
- Center for PostNatural History: 1.8 mi
- Highland Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Octopus Garden: 1.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Frick Greenhouse: 2.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 2.9 mi
- Herron Hill: 2.9 mi
- Clayton Hill: 3.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 1.6 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 2.9 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 3.1 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.2 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 4.7 mi
- Upper Orchard: 7.4 mi
- Grove: 12.1 mi
- White Pine Grove: 14.0 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 9.0 mi
- Tiger Beach: 9.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.2 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.3 mi
- Redds Beach: 24.5 mi
- Hay's Wall: 6.5 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Point Pleasant: 23.9 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 8.0 mi
- Snake Run: 21.6 mi
- Francis Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lacock Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Negley Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NW 318° | 423 m | 22.2 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SW 220° | 417 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 186° | 407 m | 16.0 mi |
| Herron Hill | SW 229° | 384 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 30° | 365 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 78° | 229 m | 3.3 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3707344332
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 6 mi
- Green Tree · 8 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 10 mi
- Franklin Park · 11 mi
- Robinson Township · 11 mi
- Coraopolis · 13 mi
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