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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. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 19 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.

What the record says

Inscription
Wood Block Paving Installed 1914

How to reach it

Coordinates40.45326, -79.93587

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
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
Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 1.3 mi
  • The Doughboy: 1.8 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
Museums: 56
Gardens: 55
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 6.9 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 9.3 mi
  • Grove: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.3 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 19.7 miles of Roslyn Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hannas KnobSW 222°417 m19.3 mi
Pollocks KnobS 183°407 m13.9 mi
Herron HillW 275°384 m1.2 mi
Rich HillNNE 29°365 m10.2 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 58°229.2 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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