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Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art from directly overhead

Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Ligonier, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway runs past it. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates40.23596, -79.23962

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ligonier Diamond: 0.5 mi
  • Weller Field: 0.9 mi
  • Storybook Forest: 2.6 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 3.5 mi
  • Linn Run State Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 40
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 2.5 mi
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 2.5 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 2.5 mi
  • Jack Be Nimble: 2.5 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 9.0 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 14.6 mi
  • Formal Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cole Run Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 17.9 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 12.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetS 187°923 m13.5 mi
Bald KnobSSE 167°893 m8.6 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 195°893 m12.1 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 197°891 m13.7 mi
Sugar Camp HillE 92°887 m7.3 mi
Pea Vine HillSE 130°886 m6.0 mi
Mystery HillE 96°878 m7.2 mi
Pike's PeakESE 105°868 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505966706962524233
Precip in4.13.34.34.64.55.04.74.04.43.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1191600167

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