- Elevation, modelled
- 276 m
- Tallest summit within 15.9 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3948, -79.8413
Bessemer Avenue Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 276 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Bessemer Avenue Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 210° | 407 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 137° | 397 m | 15.9 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 304° | 384 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 0° | 365 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | N 354° | 229.2 m | 6.8 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Quarry Field: 0.1 mi
- Brinton Park: 0.6 mi
- Dixon Playground: 0.7 mi
- Crestas Park & Ballfield: 0.8 mi
- Recycle Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- George Washington Statue: 1.3 mi
- Pioneer Short-Wave Station: 1.6 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 2.9 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Pioneer Park: 3.1 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 3.8 mi
- Monroeville Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 4.4 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- The Sail: 3.9 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 4.1 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 5.1 mi
- Breath: 5.8 mi
- The Campo: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- 1180: 4.2 mi
- 1180: 4.3 mi
- Clayton Hill: 4.4 mi
- Riverview Hill: 4.4 mi
- 1180: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 58
- Braddock Farms: 1.2 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 3.1 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 3.6 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 4.2 mi
Museums: 54
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.0 mi
- North Woods: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 19
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 1.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 4.3 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 6.8 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 12.6 mi
- Tiger Beach: 13.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 5.4 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 1.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- West Overton: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Braddock Lock 2, 1 mi away.
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