- Elevation, modelled
- 258 m
- Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3963, -79.8275
Dixon Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 258 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
- Operated by
- North Versailles Township
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Dixon Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 213° | 407 m | 11.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 139° | 397 m | 15.5 mi |
| Herron Hill | WNW 300° | 384 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 357° | 365 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNW 348° | 229.2 m | 6.8 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Quarry Field: 0.7 mi
- Bessemer Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Crestas Park & Ballfield: 0.9 mi
- Brinton Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Pioneer Short-Wave Station: 1.7 mi
- George Washington Statue: 2.0 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 3.5 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Pioneer Park: 2.5 mi
- Monroeville Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 3.7 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 3.8 mi
- Cottonwood-Sunnyfield Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 4.4 mi
- The Sail: 4.5 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 5.5 mi
- Breath: 6.2 mi
- Captured::Pittsburgh Open Air Photography Gallery: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 58
- Braddock Farms: 1.9 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 3.4 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 3.6 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums: 53
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.0 mi
- North Woods: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 1.3 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 4.7 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 7.4 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 13.3 mi
- Tiger Beach: 13.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.2 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.2 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 6.2 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 1.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- West Overton: 23.7 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, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Irwin · 8 mi
- Green Tree · 12 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 12 mi
- Ross Township · 14 mi
- Greensburg · 16 mi
- New Stanton · 17 mi
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