- Elevation, modelled
- 336 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Bald Knob893 m · 16.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2923, -79.4025
Melvin Platz is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 336 m. Bald Knob stands 893 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Melvin Platz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SE 139° | 893 m | 16.2 mi |
| Painter Rock Hill | SSE 160° | 893 m | 16.5 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | SSE 165° | 891 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | ESE 105° | 887 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | ESE 120° | 886 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mystery Hill | ESE 106° | 878 m | 16.4 mi |
| Pike's Peak | ESE 110° | 868 m | 16.2 mi |
| Irwin Hill | E 101° | 868 m | 17.0 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Legion-Kenner Park: 1.5 mi
- Rotory: 1.8 mi
- Rogers Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Parklet: 1.9 mi
- Strickler's Pharmacy: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Heinz Hill: 10.2 mi
- 1420: 10.6 mi
- 1440: 10.6 mi
- 1462: 11.0 mi
- Shooters Hill: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 41
- Tipping Bucket: 6.7 mi
- Soak Zone: 6.7 mi
- Wild Mouse: 6.8 mi
- Olde Idlewild: 6.8 mi
- Daniel Tiger Stage: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 36
Nature reserves: 19
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 0.4 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 17.0 mi
- Alpine Park: 18.8 mi
- Valley Park: 19.0 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 19.4 mi
Museums: 15
- KLBE Air Museum: 0.9 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 6.5 mi
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art: 7.6 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 9.4 mi
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- North Woods: 23.9 mi
- Quiet Acres 2: 23.9 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 4
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 15.2 mi
- Beam Rocks: 17.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Kooser Spring: 17.2 mi
- Francis Spring: 20.1 mi
- Paterson Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Livermore: 12.3 mi
- West Overton: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cole Run Falls: 23.0 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Keystone Beach: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Greensburg · 7 mi
- New Stanton · 12 mi
- Donegal · 13 mi
- Irwin · 16 mi
- Connellsville · 21 mi
- Somerset · 26 mi
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