Point of View
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Point of View is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eileen McCoy Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway runs past it. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Point of View is a 2006 landmark public sculpture in bronze by James A. West which sits in a parklet named for the work of art, Point of View Park, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The piece depicts George Washington and the Seneca leader Guyasuta, with their weapons down, in a face-to-face meeting in October 1770, when the two men met while Washington was in the area examining land for future settlement along the Ohio River.
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Dates from 2006.
Wikidata Q7208266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eileen McCoy Park: 0.2 mi
- Olympia Park: 0.6 mi
- Point State Park: 0.7 mi
- Wabash Park: 0.7 mi
- Ream Park: 0.7 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 0.7 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 0.8 mi
- The Saddle: 1.2 mi
- St John's Green: 2.7 mi
- Green Tree Nature Center: 2.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Great Allegheny Passage: 0.5 mi
- Tribute to Children: 0.6 mi
- Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Fort Duquesne Historical Landmark: 0.6 mi
- Pipe Dream IV: 0.9 mi
- The Builders: 1.1 mi
- The Forks: 1.1 mi
- Mythic Source: 1.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Variations: 1.1 mi
- Kamin Science Center: 0.5 mi
- Highmark SportsWorks: 0.5 mi
- Fort Pitt Museum: 0.6 mi
- Moonshot Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh: 0.8 mi
- Carole's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Welcome To Mount Washington: 0.5 mi
- Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.7 mi
- Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.5 mi
- Monument Hill: 0.9 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.0 mi
- Herron Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mt. Thornburg: 3.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.6 mi
- White Pine Grove: 7.9 mi
- Grove: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.9 mi
- Upper Orchard: 11.2 mi
- USS Requin: 0.4 mi
- Canton Avenue: 2.1 mi
- William Pitt Union: 3.5 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.6 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 2.9 mi
- Tiger Beach: 3.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.0 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.1 mi
- Redds Beach: 21.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 5.3 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Point Pleasant: 18.1 mi
- Warriors Point: 24.5 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Snake Run: 20.3 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 21.9 mi
- Francis Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lacock Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of View. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers Knob | WSW 252° | 443 m | 21.5 mi |
| Big Knob | NNW 334° | 423 m | 21.6 mi |
| Garrett Hill | SW 227° | 420 m | 21.9 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SSW 212° | 417 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSE 164° | 407 m | 13.4 mi |
| Herron Hill | ENE 72° | 384 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 311° | 375 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 44° | 365 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:14 | 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 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4013347814
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 2 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 5 mi
- Robinson Township · 6 mi
- Ross Township · 6 mi
- Coraopolis · 9 mi
- Franklin Park · 11 mi
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