- Elevation, modelled
- 300 m
- Tallest summit within 17.9 miles
- Herron Hill384 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway13.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5465, -79.7833
Rachel Carson Homestead is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 300 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Harwick Coal Miners Memorial, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
birthplace of Rachel Carson
Dates from 1870.
Wikidata Q7279187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Rachel Carson Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | SW 236° | 384 m | 11.2 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 105° | 380 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | NW 309° | 365 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SW 225° | 229.2 m | 5.3 mi |
- 13.9 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Harwick Coal Miners Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Fort Crawford: 1.3 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- In honor of World War 1917-1919: 1.4 mi
- Eddie Adams (1933-2004): 1.6 mi
Peaks
- McKelvey Hill: 1.3 mi
- McCracken Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 5.3 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 5.9 mi
Museums: 55
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 1.6 mi
- Kerr Museum: 3.6 mi
- Bloop Museum: 5.5 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 6.8 mi
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 19
- Tour-Ed Mine: 5.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.9 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 9.1 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 9.9 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 6
- Tiger Beach: 17.9 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 18.9 mi
- Keystone Beach: 24.3 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 24.4 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 13 mi
- Franklin Park · 16 mi
- Irwin · 16 mi
- Green Tree · 17 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 18 mi
- Robinson Township · 19 mi
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