Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop
Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicora Street Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tom Fullen
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 28.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chicora Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Crestas Park & Ballfield: 1.7 mi
- Renziehausen Park: 1.9 mi
- Wilmerding Park: 1.9 mi
- Mifflin Field: 2.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 1.5 mi
- Farmhouse Ruins: 2.2 mi
- Fountain;John F. Kennedy Memorial: 2.8 mi
- McKeesport War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- George Washington Statue: 3.0 mi
- 1180: 1.9 mi
- 1180: 1.9 mi
- 1200: 2.1 mi
- 1180: 2.1 mi
- 830: 2.3 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 2.8 mi
- The Sail: 4.3 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 7.6 mi
- Breath: 8.2 mi
- statue base: 8.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 3.9 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Kelvington Park: 4.2 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 4.4 mi
- Monroeville Community Park: 4.6 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
- Braddock Farms: 3.4 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 5.5 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 5.6 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- McKeesport Heritage Center: 1.8 mi
- Elizabeth Township Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center: 5.5 mi
- Big Mac Museum: 7.2 mi
- Frick Art and Historical Center: 7.2 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 3.5 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 6.8 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 9.1 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- North Woods: 8.1 mi
- Goldenrod: 8.1 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 8.2 mi
- Timothy 1: 8.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 12.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 12.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 12.6 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 14.5 mi
- Tiger Beach: 14.9 mi
- Hay's Wall: 7.0 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 2.1 mi
- Francis Spring: 2.6 mi
- West Overton: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppler Hill | S 180° | 429 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SW 222° | 407 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 136° | 397 m | 13.5 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 309° | 384 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 355° | 365 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNW 347° | 229.2 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:13 | 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 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13971340049
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 6 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 12 mi
- Green Tree · 13 mi
- Greensburg · 15 mi
- New Stanton · 15 mi
- Ross Township · 16 mi
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