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St John's Green

St John's Green from directly overhead

St John's Green is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Legion Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Allegheny Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.47699, -80.03735

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legion Park: 0.4 mi
  • Young Field Park: 0.4 mi
  • Marmaduke Park: 0.6 mi
  • Brighton Heights Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • Observatory Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Monument Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 4.1 mi
  • Herron Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Short Line Hollow - Ross Twp: 2.7 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 3.3 mi
  • Thompson Drive Park: 3.5 mi
  • Vinegar Hollow Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 3.5 mi
Museums: 58
Gardens: 55
  • Ballfield Farm: 1.2 mi
  • Fineview Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Carole's Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 5.0 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 8.1 mi
  • picnic tables: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Table: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Snake Run: 17.7 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of St John's Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 245°443 m21.7 mi
Big KnobNNW 333°423 m18.9 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 205°417 m17.7 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 164°407 m16.2 mi
Herron HillESE 110°384 m4.4 mi
Bunker HillNW 306°375 m17.9 mi
Rich HillNE 55°365 m12.6 mi
Mt. SycamoreE 84°229.2 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1428427581

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