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Mellon Green

Mellon Green from directly overhead

Mellon Green is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mellon Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.44029, -79.99555

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mellon Square: 0.1 mi
  • Firstside Park: 0.3 mi
  • 9th & Penn Parklet: 0.3 mi
  • 7th and Penn Parklet: 0.3 mi
  • Agnes R. Katz Plaza: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • The Saddle: 0.8 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 0.9 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.5 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 1.8 mi
  • St John's Green: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Herron Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 55
  • Learning Garden: 0.2 mi
  • UPMC Mercy Physical Therapy Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.6 mi
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Welcome To Mount Washington: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 2.3 mi
  • Grove: 8.2 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Snake Run: 21.0 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Mellon Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheppler HillSSE 154°429 m22.0 mi
Hannas KnobSW 216°417 m16.6 mi
Pollocks KnobS 170°407 m13.2 mi
Herron HillENE 63°384 m2.2 mi
Bunker HillNW 308°375 m21.2 mi
Rich HillNE 40°365 m12.7 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 64°229.2 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 7 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly734 obs
  • Rock Pigeon295 obs
  • Canada Goose282 obs
  • American Robin261 obs
  • Mallard244 obs
  • House Sparrow217 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel168 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail152 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/153276543

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