Willie Thrower (1930-2002)
Willie Thrower (1930-2002) is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is MASSA HARBISON PARK, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- First African American to play quarterback in the modern National Football League and in the Big Ten Conference. He played in two games for the Chicago Bears in 1953 and was a member of Michigan State’s national championship team in 1952. Thrower first pl
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- MASSA HARBISON PARK: 0.1 mi
- A-K Valley Park LLC: 0.4 mi
- Barns Street Downtown Playground: 0.5 mi
- Parnasus Park: 0.5 mi
- Gazebo Park: 0.5 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Sycamore Island: 7.4 mi
- Glenwood Park: 8.0 mi
- Evergreen Park: 8.1 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 8.5 mi
- Ring Series: 7.9 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 7.9 mi
- Tower Iron: 8.1 mi
- Hence: 8.1 mi
- North Light: 8.1 mi
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014): 0.4 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Memorial Honor Roll: 0.5 mi
- Eddie Adams (1933-2004): 0.6 mi
- In honor of World War 1917-1919: 0.7 mi
- Fort Crawford: 0.8 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 0.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 2.0 mi
- Kerr Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bloop Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 8.1 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 8.8 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 9.2 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 10.1 mi
- McCracken Hill: 2.4 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 7.3 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 5.5 mi
- Upper Orchard: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 19.2 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 19.3 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.8 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 11.0 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 11.7 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 13.3 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 16.9 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 19.2 mi
- Tiger Beach: 19.8 mi
- Keystone Beach: 23.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 15.6 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 13.9 mi
- Francis Spring: 15.7 mi
- Livermore: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willie Thrower (1930-2002). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | SW 234° | 384 m | 13.2 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 111° | 380 m | 16.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | WNW 284° | 365 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SW 226° | 229 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9846317979
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 14 mi
- Irwin · 17 mi
- Franklin Park · 18 mi
- Green Tree · 19 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 20 mi
- Cranberry · 21 mi
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