Mattress Factory
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Mattress Factory is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpine Gardens Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
The Mattress Factory is a contemporary art museum located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a pioneer of site-specific installation art and features permanent installations by artists Yayoi Kusama, James Turrell, and Greer Lankton. The museum's roof itself is a light art installation and part of Pittsburgh's Northside evening skyline. Barbara Luderowski purchased a derelict Stearns & Foster mattress warehouse in 1975. The museum achieved non-profit status in 1977. Over the next forty years, Luderowski would attract upcoming installation artists to fill its rooms. The Mattress Factory along with its neighbors City of Asylum and Randyland are credited with playing a role in Pittsburgh's revitalization.
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Dates from 1977.
Wikidata Q6791877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Alpine Gardens Park: 0.1 mi
- War Streets Parklet: 0.2 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.2 mi
- West Park: 0.3 mi
- North Park: 0.4 mi
- George Washington Revolutionary War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.3 mi
- J.P. "Honus" Wagner Statue: 0.7 mi
- Willie Stargell Statue: 0.8 mi
- Southern Pennsylvania World War 2 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Monument Hill: 0.5 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.8 mi
- Herron Hill: 2.8 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 3.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
- The Builders: 0.8 mi
- The Forks: 0.8 mi
- Mythic Source: 0.8 mi
- Pittsburgh Variations: 0.9 mi
- Mythic Source: 0.9 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 1.6 mi
- St John's Green: 1.9 mi
- The Saddle: 1.9 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 2.0 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 3.0 mi
- Randyland: 0.1 mi
- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: 0.4 mi
- Moonshot Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh: 0.8 mi
- The Andy Warhol Museum: 0.8 mi
- Fineview Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Carole's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Ballfield Farm: 0.9 mi
- Welcome to Pittsburgh: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.3 mi
- White Pine Grove: 8.7 mi
- Grove: 9.3 mi
- picnic tables: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.9 mi
- USS Requin: 0.9 mi
- William Pitt Union: 3.2 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.2 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 3.3 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 3.8 mi
- Tiger Beach: 4.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 18.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 18.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 18.2 mi
- Hay's Wall: 5.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Point Pleasant: 18.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 10.1 mi
- Snake Run: 19.6 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.2 mi
- Francis Spring: 14.7 mi
- Lacock Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Mattress Factory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NNW 332° | 423 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SSW 211° | 417 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSE 167° | 407 m | 14.5 mi |
| Herron Hill | E 93° | 384 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 307° | 375 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 46° | 365 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 73° | 229.2 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4515573590
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 4 mi
- Ross Township · 5 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 6 mi
- Robinson Township · 6 mi
- Coraopolis · 9 mi
- Franklin Park · 10 mi
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