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TIme Capsule

TIme Capsule from directly overhead

TIme Capsule is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Mount Wheeler stands 450 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
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Coordinates40.38340, -80.08849

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scott Park: 0.1 mi
  • Municipal Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ellsworth Avenue Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Washington Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Meadowlark Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Kane Woods Nature Area: 0.4 mi
  • Robb Hollow Park: 1.7 mi
  • Twin Hills Trails Park: 2.0 mi
  • Iroquois Park: 2.4 mi
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
  • Residence of General John Neville: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans: 3.2 mi
  • Beechview Community War Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Brookline Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Spring House Remains: 4.4 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 50
Peaks: 24
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.6 mi
  • Monument Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Herron Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
  • White Pine Grove: 4.8 mi
  • Grove: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • Harvest: 15.4 mi
  • Springvale: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Tiger Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.2 mi
  • Redds Beach: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 19.7 mi
  • Snake Run: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WheelerSSW450 m19.2 mi
Quakers KnobW443 m17.2 mi
Sheppler HillSE429 m21.5 mi
Garrett HillSW420 m16.7 mi
Hannas KnobSSW417 m10.7 mi
Pollocks KnobSE407 m11.6 mi
Cemetery HillSSW397 m17.7 mi
Herron HillNE384 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13587262633

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