Stephen Foster Memorial Museum
Stephen Foster Memorial Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Hannas Knob stands 417 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Foster Memorial, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
The story
The Stephen Collins Foster Memorial is a performing arts center and museum which houses the Stephen Foster Archives at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is dedicated to the life and works of American songwriter Stephen Foster. It is a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District, is designated as a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historical Landmark, and is a landmark whose significance is designated by a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Historical Marker. It is located along Forbes Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as Pitt. The main structure houses the two theaters that serve as performance spaces for the university's Department of Theatre Arts: the 478-seat Charity Randall Theatre and 151-seat Henry Heymann Theatre. The left wing of the building houses the Stephen Foster Memorial Museum and the Center for American Music which contains the University of Pittsburgh's Stephen Foster Collection and archive that includes manuscripts, copies of over 200 of his musical compositions, examples of recordings, songsters, broadside, programs, books, various memorabilia, and several musical instruments, including one of Foster's pianos. The memorial is also home to the university's Ethelbert Nevin Collection and the Society for American Music.
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Dates from 1937.
Wikidata Q7609218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Pittsburgh
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Millennium Panther: 0.1 mi
- Dippy: 0.1 mi
- Conney M. Kimbo Art Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Light Up!: 0.1 mi
- Nicholas Lochoff Cloister: 0.2 mi
- Schenley Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers & Sailors Lawn: 0.2 mi
- Boundary Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Ascension Green: 0.4 mi
- Oakland Square Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Home Plate from Forbes Stadium: 0.2 mi
- The Hiker - Spanish American War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Roslyn Place: 1.1 mi
- The Doughboy: 1.5 mi
- Freedom Corner: 1.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.5 mi
- Herron Hill: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
- Riverview Hill: 2.5 mi
- Clayton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 0.9 mi
- The Saddle: 2.8 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 3.1 mi
- Hays Woods Park: 3.3 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.6 mi
- Nationality Rooms: 0.1 mi
- International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame: 0.1 mi
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- University Art Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Alcohol House: 0.2 mi
- Phipps Conservatory: 0.4 mi
- Phipps Conservatory: 0.4 mi
- Kraus Winter Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.0 mi
- Grove: 8.9 mi
- Upper Orchard: 10.0 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 0.0 mi
- William Pitt Union: 0.1 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 0.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 3.2 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 6.5 mi
- Tiger Beach: 7.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.7 mi
- Hay's Wall: 3.7 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 7.0 mi
- Snake Run: 22.2 mi
- Francis Spring: 11.6 mi
- Lacock Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Stephen Foster Memorial Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannas Knob | SW 221° | 417 m | 18.2 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 180° | 407 m | 13.2 mi |
| Herron Hill | NNW 339° | 384 m | 0.8 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 32° | 365 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 57° | 229.2 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1666922240
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 5 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 7 mi
- Ross Township · 7 mi
- Robinson Township · 9 mi
- Coraopolis · 12 mi
- Franklin Park · 12 mi
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