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Roslyn Place

Roslyn Place from directly overhead

Roslyn Place is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Captured::Pittsburgh Open Air Photography Gallery, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Wood Block Paving Installed 1914

How to reach it

Coordinates40.45326, -79.93587

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morrow Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
  • Baum Grove: 0.4 mi
  • Osceola Parklet: 0.4 mi
  • UPitt Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Shady Oak Yard: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 2.0 mi
  • Briarcliff Park: 3.7 mi
  • The Saddle: 3.9 mi
  • Hays Woods Park: 4.0 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 58
  • The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 1.3 mi
  • The Doughboy: 1.8 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 2.0 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 50
Peaks: 18
  • Flagstaff Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Herron Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Clayton Hill: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 6.8 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 9.3 mi
  • Grove: 9.9 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 16
Beaches: 5
  • Thornburg Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.3 mi
  • Redds Beach: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roslyn Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheppler HillSSE429 m21.7 mi
Hannas KnobSW417 m19.3 mi
Pollocks KnobS407 m13.9 mi
Herron HillW384 m1.2 mi
Rich HillNNE365 m10.2 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE229 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7209298131

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