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Olympia Park

Olympia Park from directly overhead

Olympia Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 308 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chatham Village Greenspace, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
308 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.43103, -80.01815
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 0.2 mi
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 0.5 mi
  • The Saddle: 0.8 mi
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 2.5 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Ream Park: 0.3 mi
  • Charles Lewis Parklet: 0.6 mi
  • Eileen McCoy Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shiloh Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Washington Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Point of View: 0.6 mi
  • Great Allegheny Passage: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Duquesne Historical Landmark: 0.8 mi
  • Fort Duquesne Tracery: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Pipe Dream IV: 1.0 mi
  • Untitled: 1.1 mi
  • The Builders: 1.4 mi
  • The Forks: 1.4 mi
  • Mythic Source: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Herron Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.9 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Welcome To Mount Washington: 0.4 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.9 mi
  • Carole's Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Learning Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Museums: 55
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.5 mi
  • Grove: 7.5 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Snake Run: 20.9 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Olympia Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobWSW 254°443 m21.5 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 213°417 m15.4 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 164°407 m12.8 mi
Herron HillENE 62°384 m3.5 mi
Bunker HillNW 312°375 m20.7 mi
Rich HillNE 42°365 m14.0 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 64°229.2 m9.5 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:4116:1416:57

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly606 obs
  • Rock Pigeon255 obs
  • American Robin208 obs
  • Canada Goose187 obs
  • Mallard179 obs
  • House Sparrow167 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel150 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail128 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/464855735

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