The Doughboy
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The Doughboy is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Clemente Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
"Lawrenceville possesses the greatest First World War sculpture in Pittsburgh, arguably in the entire nation. That sculpture is, of course, the Doughboy." -- Lance Leonard
The story
The Doughboy is a war memorial and neighborhood landmark in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Located at the Y-shaped intersection of Lawrenceville's two busiest commercial streets, Butler Street and Penn Avenue, the monument has become a symbol of the neighborhood and "probably the most well known veterans monument in Pittsburgh". In 2019, it was listed as a contributing property in the Lawrenceville Historic District. The Doughboy statue was sculpted by Allen George Newman and dedicated on Memorial Day in 1921. It stands in a small triangular public space in front of the Pennsylvania National Bank Building called Doughboy Square.
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Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q74250535, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Polish Hill Wiggins Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Arsenal Park: 0.4 mi
- Polish Hill Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Denny Park: 0.5 mi
- West Penn Park: 0.6 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 2.0 mi
- The Saddle: 3.0 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 3.0 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.6 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 3.7 mi
- The Clemente Museum: 0.1 mi
- Center for PostNatural History: 1.2 mi
- Boom Concepts: 1.3 mi
- Nationality Rooms: 1.5 mi
- International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Troy Hill WWI Monument: 0.8 mi
- Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 1.6 mi
- The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Roslyn Place: 1.8 mi
- Freedom Corner: 1.8 mi
- Pittsburgh: 0.9 mi
- Conney M. Kimbo Art Gallery: 1.5 mi
- Millennium Panther: 1.5 mi
- The Love of Two Oranges: 1.5 mi
- Inverted Dancer: 1.5 mi
- Harmer Garden: 0.4 mi
- Dwayne Cooper Garden of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Gardens of Millvale: 1.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Octopus Garden: 1.6 mi
- Herron Hill: 0.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 2.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 2.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.1 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 1.5 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 1.5 mi
- William Pitt Union: 1.5 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 7.6 mi
- Upper Orchard: 8.8 mi
- Grove: 10.0 mi
- White Pine Grove: 11.1 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 6.1 mi
- Tiger Beach: 6.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 18.0 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 18.1 mi
- Redds Beach: 23.1 mi
- Hay's Wall: 5.1 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.1 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 8.5 mi
- Snake Run: 20.7 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 24.5 mi
- Francis Spring: 13.0 mi
- Lacock Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Doughboy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannas Knob | SW 217° | 417 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 177° | 407 m | 14.6 mi |
| Herron Hill | SE 142° | 384 m | 0.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 302° | 375 m | 21.5 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 39° | 365 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 71° | 229 m | 6.2 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 | 16:14 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4388716687
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 5 mi
- Ross Township · 5 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 7 mi
- Robinson Township · 9 mi
- Franklin Park · 10 mi
- Coraopolis · 11 mi
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