- Elevation, modelled
- 281 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Herron Hill384 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway10.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5282, -79.8359
Falling Springs Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 281 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fifth Street Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
- Operated by
- Oakmont Parks & Rec
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Falling Springs Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | SW 232° | 384 m | 8.2 mi |
| Locust Knob | E 99° | 380 m | 19.7 mi |
| Rich Hill | N 356° | 365 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SSW 202° | 229.2 m | 2.7 mi |
- 10.9 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fifth Street Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission - Deer Creek/Harmarville Access area: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.6 mi
- Terrace Drive Playground: 0.9 mi
- Dark Hollow Woods Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Harwick Coal Miners Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Mellon Memorial Gateway: 2.3 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Blawknox Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- McKelvey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mt. Sycamore: 2.7 mi
- Rich Hill: 3.7 mi
- McCracken Hill: 4.3 mi
- Gascola slag dump summit: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Sycamore Island: 2.7 mi
- Kerrwood Park: 4.7 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 4.9 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 5.4 mi
- Glenwood Park: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Ring Series: 4.4 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 4.5 mi
- T-Rex Statue: 4.5 mi
- North Light: 4.7 mi
- Tower Iron: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 59
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 5.4 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 5.6 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 5.7 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums: 57
- Kerr Museum: 0.8 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 3.0 mi
- Bloop Museum: 4.0 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 4.5 mi
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Pavillion: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 0.6 mi
- Upper Orchard: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 8.5 mi
- picnic tables: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 21
- Lookout Point: 5.8 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 6.5 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 7.4 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 8.1 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Thornburg Beach: 14.3 mi
- Tiger Beach: 14.8 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 21.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Thompson Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Snake Run: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 11.1 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 18.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 13.4 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, 1 mi away.
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