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Wood Street Galleries

Wood Street Galleries from directly overhead

Wood Street Galleries is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th and Penn Parklet, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

About

The story

contemporary art gallery above the station

Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q8032280, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.44227, -79.99955
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 7th and Penn Parklet: 0.1 mi
  • Agnes R. Katz Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • 9th & Penn Parklet: 0.1 mi
  • Mellon Square: 0.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
  • James Mills: 0.3 mi
  • Kier Refinery Historic Marker: 0.3 mi
  • Roberto Clemente Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial wall for the homeless people who have died on the streets of Pittsburgh: 0.4 mi
  • Willie Stargell Statue: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Pipe Dream IV: 0.3 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.4 mi
  • Pittsburgh Variations: 0.4 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.4 mi
  • The Forks: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Saddle: 0.9 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.4 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 2.0 mi
  • St John's Green: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Herron Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Learning Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.4 mi
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Welcome To Mount Washington: 0.9 mi
  • UPMC Mercy Physical Therapy Garden: 0.9 mi
Museums: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 2.5 mi
  • Grove: 8.3 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.8 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Snake Run: 20.8 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Wood Street Galleries. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNW 331°423 m22.0 mi
Hannas KnobSW 215°417 m16.6 mi
Pollocks KnobS 169°407 m13.4 mi
Herron HillENE 68°384 m2.3 mi
Bunker HillNW 308°375 m21.0 mi
Rich HillNE 41°365 m12.8 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 65°229.2 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3681697953

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