- Elevation, modelled
- 317 m
- Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway8.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4039, -79.8429
Brinton Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 317 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Westinghouse Atom Smasher, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Brinton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 209° | 407 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 139° | 397 m | 16.4 mi |
| Herron Hill | WNW 300° | 384 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 1° | 365 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | N 354° | 229.2 m | 6.1 mi |
- 8.3 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bessemer Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
- Quarry Field: 0.7 mi
- Forest Woodland Park: 0.9 mi
- Recycle Park: 1.0 mi
- Dixon Playground: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Pioneer Short-Wave Station: 1.0 mi
- George Washington Statue: 1.6 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 2.6 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Pioneer Park: 3.0 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 3.2 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 4.0 mi
- Monroeville Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Clayton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Riverview Hill: 4.0 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 4.0 mi
- 1180: 4.7 mi
- 1180: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- The Sail: 4.3 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 4.6 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 4.7 mi
- Breath: 5.3 mi
- Captured::Pittsburgh Open Air Photography Gallery: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 58
- Braddock Farms: 1.1 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 2.6 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 3.0 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 4.0 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.4 mi
- Grove: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 19
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 0.5 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 3.8 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 6.4 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 12.4 mi
- Tiger Beach: 12.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.5 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 5.4 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 1.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- West Overton: 24.6 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.
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 9 mi
- Green Tree · 11 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 11 mi
- Ross Township · 13 mi
- Robinson Township · 16 mi
- Greensburg · 17 mi
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