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Kenmawr Conservation Area

Kenmawr Conservation Area from directly overhead

Kenmawr Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Meditation Garden, a garden 1.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Hollow Oak Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates40.49567, -80.11232

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emsworth Community Park: 1.3 mi
  • Island Heights Park: 1.5 mi
  • Groveton Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bates Park: 1.8 mi
  • Clever Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • Mt. Thornburg: 4.4 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Monument Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Herron Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 9.6 mi
Museums: 57
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 23
  • White Pine Grove: 6.2 mi
  • picnic tables: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 9.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 9.9 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Fern Hollow Nature Center: 4.0 mi
  • Giant Chair: 4.0 mi
  • The Edgeworth Club: 5.3 mi
  • USS Requin: 6.0 mi
  • Canton Avenue: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Thornburg Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.8 mi
  • BAB: 16.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • Lacock Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Francis Spring: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Kenmawr Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobSW 236°443 m18.9 mi
Big KnobNNW 344°423 m16.2 mi
Garrett HillSSW 210°420 m22.0 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 192°417 m17.7 mi
Stewart HillWNW 288°412 m22.8 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 153°407 m18.8 mi
Cemetery HillSSW 198°397 m24.3 mi
Herron HillESE 109°384 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:58

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/627640857

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