Skip to content

Depreciation Lands Museum

Depreciation Lands Museum, a museum in Pennsylvania
Depreciation Lands Museum, a museum in PennsylvaniaNyttend · Public domain

Depreciation Lands Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Crouse Run Nature Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

history museum in Allison Park, Pennsylvania

Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q85547848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59524, -79.94892

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • (Kummer Shelter): 4.3 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Mellon Memorial Gateway: 6.2 mi
Parks
  • Hampton Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mountain Bike Skills Area: 2.1 mi
  • Hartwood Acres: 2.9 mi
  • Dorseyville Community Parklet: 3.3 mi
  • Ellen Hughes Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • Large Escargot: 2.2 mi
  • Totem Lamina Limbus: 2.6 mi
  • Stretch: 2.7 mi
  • Mobius Trip X: 2.7 mi
  • Coronet: Homage to Dave Smith: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • North Field: 4.8 mi
  • Rich Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Mt. Sycamore: 8.7 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 8.7 mi
  • McKelvey Hill: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 58
Museums: 56
Picnic sites: 22
  • Upper Orchard: 0.8 mi
  • picnic tables: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 3
  • Thornburg Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 13.6 mi
  • BAB: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Hay's Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Fossils Cliff: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Lacock Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Francis Spring: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Depreciation Lands Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobWNW 303°423 m15.8 mi
Pollocks KnobS 180°407 m23.7 mi
Herron HillS 183°384 m9.7 mi
Bunker HillW 277°375 m19.3 mi
Steffens HillWNW 299°370 m23.6 mi
Rich HillE 99°365 m5.8 mi
Mt. SycamoreSE 145°229.2 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1420:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737165534234
Precip in3.42.93.73.73.94.44.53.64.23.33.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7630091443

More museums in Pennsylvania

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Depreciation Lands Museum.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens