- Elevation, modelled
- 280 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- Herron Hill384 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway13.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5323, -79.7870
Barking Slopes is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 280 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McKelvey Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
- Operated by
- Allegheny Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Barking Slopes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | WSW 239° | 384 m | 10.5 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 102° | 380 m | 17.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | NW 321° | 365 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SW 232° | 229.2 m | 4.5 mi |
- 13.1 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- McKelvey Hill: 0.3 mi
- McCracken Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 4.5 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Barking Slopes: 0.4 mi
- Rachel Carson Park: 0.6 mi
- Cheswick Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Williams Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Acme Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Harwick Coal Miners Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fort Crawford: 2.1 mi
- In honor of World War 1917-1919: 2.2 mi
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014): 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Sycamore Island: 4.6 mi
- Glenwood Park: 5.5 mi
- Evergreen Park: 5.8 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 5.9 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Ring Series: 6.6 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 6.6 mi
- Tower Iron: 6.9 mi
- North Light: 6.9 mi
- T-Rex Statue: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 59
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 6.4 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 7.2 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 7.6 mi
Museums: 56
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 1.0 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 2.6 mi
- Kerr Museum: 3.0 mi
- Bloop Museum: 4.5 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Pavillion: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 3.2 mi
- Upper Orchard: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- Tour-Ed Mine: 6.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 8.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.3 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 8.9 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 16.7 mi
- Tiger Beach: 17.3 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 19.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 12.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 11.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 2 mi away.
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