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Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in Pennsylvania
Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in PennsylvaniaPhotojunkie · Public domain
Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in Pennsylvania
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Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in Pennsylvania
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Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in Pennsylvania
Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Highmark SportsWorks, a museum in Pennsylvania
Photojunkie · Public domain

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Highmark SportsWorks is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carole's Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

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The Kamin Science Center, formerly known as the Carnegie Science Center, is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood, across the street from Acrisure Stadium.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5759569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates40.44620, -80.01863
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Tribute to Children: 0.3 mi
  • Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Southern Pennsylvania World War 2 Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Great Allegheny Passage: 0.4 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Herron Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Pipe Dream IV: 0.8 mi
  • The Builders: 0.8 mi
  • The Forks: 0.8 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.8 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 0.9 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.2 mi
  • The Saddle: 1.4 mi
  • St John's Green: 2.3 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 55
Museums: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Grove: 8.6 mi
  • picnic tables: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Snake Run: 20.0 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Highmark SportsWorks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNW 333°423 m21.2 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 211°417 m16.3 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 165°407 m13.8 mi
Herron HillE 79°384 m3.2 mi
Bunker HillNW 309°375 m20.0 mi
Rich HillNE 45°365 m13.2 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 70°229.2 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/222624193

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