Sewickley Valley Conservation Area
Sewickley Valley Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fern Hollow Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sewickley Heights Borough
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fern Hollow Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Devils Hollow Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Walker Park: 1.2 mi
- Bell Acres Nature Park: 1.6 mi
- Audubon Greenway Conservation Area 3 & 4: 1.6 mi
- Sewickley Heights Borough Park: 1.0 mi
- Walker Park: 1.3 mi
- Sewickley Valley War Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Way Park: 1.8 mi
- Bell Acres Recreation Park: 1.8 mi
- Fern Hollow Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.2 mi
- Grogan Lawn Care LLC: 5.6 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.9 mi
- Saint Francis Peace Garden: 8.1 mi
- Great Republic Monument: 2.8 mi
- Shousetown Boatyard: 2.8 mi
- Ambridge Honor Roll: 3.7 mi
- Groveton Honor Roll: 4.5 mi
- Former Nike Missile Launch Site Pl-71: 5.8 mi
- Gorilla Statue: 3.4 mi
- Totus Tuus: 4.3 mi
- Arch: 6.7 mi
- Saint Joan of Arc: 8.1 mi
- Bikes and Books asphalt art mural: 9.6 mi
- John A Hermann Jr Memorial Art: 8.0 mi
- Sample Schoolhouse: 9.6 mi
- Bicycle Heaven: 10.5 mi
- Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
- Mattress Factory: 11.2 mi
- North Field: 8.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.7 mi
- Observatory Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mt. Thornburg: 10.0 mi
- Clover Hill: 10.4 mi
- Giant Chair: 1.8 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 1.8 mi
- Fern Hollow Nature Center: 1.8 mi
- USS Requin: 11.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 13.0 mi
- picnic tables: 8.5 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 8.7 mi
- White Pine Grove: 10.4 mi
- Snake Run: 8.9 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 14.6 mi
- Homewood Falls: 19.0 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 20.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 21.2 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Point Pleasant: 14.5 mi
- Hay's Wall: 16.9 mi
- Warriors Point: 18.7 mi
- Tiger Beach: 10.5 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 10.5 mi
- BAB: 10.9 mi
- Lacock Spring: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sewickley Valley Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers Knob | SW 220° | 443 m | 20.1 mi |
| Big Knob | N 351° | 423 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hannas Knob | S 181° | 417 m | 22.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | W 276° | 412 m | 18.9 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSE 152° | 407 m | 24.6 mi |
| Herron Hill | SE 125° | 384 m | 13.5 mi |
| Beatty Hill | WNW 303° | 380 m | 21.8 mi |
| Fridays Hill | NNW 347° | 380 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwillard Dashields L&D, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1384208142
Day trips start here
- Sewickley · 2 mi
- Coraopolis · 3 mi
- Franklin Park · 4 mi
- Robinson Township · 8 mi
- Ross Township · 8 mi
- Cranberry · 9 mi
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