- Elevation, modelled
- 228 m
- Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
- Herron Hill384 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway13.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5331, -79.7794
Barking Slopes is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 228 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
- Operated by
- Allegheny Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Barking Slopes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | WSW 240° | 384 m | 10.9 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 102° | 380 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rich Hill | NW 316° | 365 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SW 235° | 229.2 m | 4.9 mi |
- 13.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Barking Slopes: 0.4 mi
- Rachel Carson Park: 0.9 mi
- Cheswick Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Williams Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Logans Ferry Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- McKelvey Hill: 0.6 mi
- McCracken Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.7 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 4.9 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Harwick Coal Miners Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Fort Crawford: 1.8 mi
- In honor of World War 1917-1919: 1.9 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014): 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Sycamore Island: 4.9 mi
- Glenwood Park: 5.6 mi
- Evergreen Park: 5.8 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 6.0 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- Ring Series: 6.9 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 7.0 mi
- Tower Iron: 7.2 mi
- North Light: 7.2 mi
- Hence: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 59
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 6.6 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 7.5 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 8.0 mi
Museums: 56
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 0.9 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 2.4 mi
- Kerr Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bloop Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic Pavillion: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 3.6 mi
- Upper Orchard: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- Tour-Ed Mine: 5.9 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 8.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.7 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 9.1 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 17.1 mi
- Tiger Beach: 17.7 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 19.3 mi
- Keystone Beach: 23.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 13.1 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 11.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Livermore: 24.0 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 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 13 mi
- Irwin · 15 mi
- Green Tree · 16 mi
- Franklin Park · 17 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 18 mi
- Robinson Township · 19 mi
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