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National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center

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National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is John F. Kennedy Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Carpatho-Rusyn Society

How to reach it

Coordinates40.40748, -79.90509

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John F. Kennedy Park: 0.1 mi
  • Park Square: 0.1 mi
  • Frick Park: 0.2 mi
  • Vine Street Playground: 0.6 mi
  • West Homestead Community Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Riverview Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Clayton Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Cowboy Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Grove: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thompson Run Falls: 3.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Francis Spring: 8.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pollocks KnobSSW 193°407 m11.0 mi
Herron HillNW 319°384 m4.3 mi
Rich HillNNE 16°365 m12.5 mi
Mt. SycamoreNNE 24°229.2 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303140516170747366554435
Precip in3.22.73.33.23.94.73.83.73.32.92.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/561507737

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