- Elevation, modelled
- 323 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5167, -79.8706
Crofton Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 323 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Falconhurst Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Crofton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 193° | 407 m | 18.7 mi |
| Herron Hill | SW 227° | 384 m | 6.3 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 19° | 365 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SSE 155° | 229.2 m | 1.9 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Falconhurst Park: 0.5 mi
- Beulah Frey Park: 0.7 mi
- Salamander Park: 1.0 mi
- McCahill Park: 1.1 mi
- Shady Side Academy Far Fields: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mellon Memorial Gateway: 0.6 mi
- Blawknox Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Negley Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Harwick Coal Miners Memorial: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Mt. Sycamore: 1.9 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 4.4 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.8 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 5.3 mi
- Clayton Hill: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Sycamore Island: 1.9 mi
- Kerrwood Park: 2.8 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 2.9 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 4.8 mi
- Browns Woods: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- T-Rex Statue: 2.6 mi
- Griffins: 3.5 mi
- Griffins: 3.5 mi
- Guyasuta: 3.6 mi
- Ring Series: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 59
- Highland Park Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 4.3 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 4.6 mi
- The Frick Greenhouse: 5.0 mi
Museums: 58
- Kerr Museum: 1.6 mi
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 2.7 mi
- King Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bloop Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Pavillion: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 1.4 mi
- Upper Orchard: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.7 mi
- picnic tables: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 20
- Lookout Point: 3.8 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 5.1 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 6.5 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 6.6 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 6
- Thornburg Beach: 12.3 mi
- Tiger Beach: 12.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 21.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 21.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 9.5 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Thompson Run Falls: 9.6 mi
- Snake Run: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Francis Spring: 13.1 mi
- Lacock Spring: 24.4 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 | 16:56 |
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, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 8 mi
- Franklin Park · 12 mi
- Green Tree · 12 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 14 mi
- Robinson Township · 14 mi
- Coraopolis · 16 mi
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