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Pioneer Short-Wave Station

Pioneer Short-Wave Station from directly overhead

Pioneer Short-Wave Station is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 359 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Hills Westinghouse Recreation Center, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Inscription
On this site in 1923, Westinghouse opened a special radio facility to experiment with long-distance transmissions. Led by Frank Conrad, engineers here demonstrated the vital role of high-frequency short waves in sending broadcasts around the world.
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Coordinates40.41826, -79.84143
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Forest Hills Westinghouse Recreation Center: 0.0 mi
  • Forest Woodland Park: 0.1 mi
  • Forest Hills Park: 1.0 mi
  • Brinton Park: 1.0 mi
  • Braddock Hills Walking Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Churchill Valley Greenway: 2.2 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 3.2 mi
  • Glenwood Park: 3.7 mi
  • Monroeville Community Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 53
Gardens: 51
Peaks: 18
  • Clayton Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Riverview Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Gascola slag dump summit: 4.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 7.3 mi
  • Grove: 11.2 mi
  • North Woods: 11.5 mi
  • Goldenrod: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.5 mi
  • Redds Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hay's Wall: 5.7 mi
  • Fossils Cliff: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thompson Run Falls: 2.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Francis Spring: 6.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Short-Wave Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheppler HillS429 m18.4 mi
Pollocks KnobSSW407 m12.8 mi
Bald HillSE397 m17.1 mi
Herron HillWNW384 m6.7 mi
Rich HillN365 m11.3 mi
Mt. SycamoreN229 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303140516170747366554435
Precip in3.22.73.33.23.94.73.83.73.32.92.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12049315782

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