- Elevation, modelled
- 221 m
- Tallest summit within 18.1 miles
- Sheppler Hill429 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway4.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4011, -79.9241
Riverplex at Sandcastle is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 221 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is West Homestead Community Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Riverplex at Sandcastle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppler Hill | SSE 161° | 429 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SW 231° | 417 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | S 188° | 407 m | 10.4 mi |
| Herron Hill | NNW 334° | 384 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 19° | 365 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNE 30° | 229.2 m | 7.3 mi |
- 4.3 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- West Homestead Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Burgwin Park: 0.7 mi
- Frick Park: 0.9 mi
- Park Square: 1.1 mi
- Blair Street Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Hays Woods Park: 1.5 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 3.1 mi
- South Taylor Environmental Park: 3.6 mi
- The Saddle: 4.6 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Homestead Labyrinth: 1.6 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 1.7 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 2.2 mi
- Riverview Hill: 2.3 mi
- Clayton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Shrine Of The Blessed Mother: 2.7 mi
- The Campo: 2.9 mi
- Statue of Christopher Columbus: 3.0 mi
- Snowmen: 3.0 mi
- Dr. Mao Yisheng Statue: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 56
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Frazier Farms: 2.5 mi
- Hilltop Urban Farm: 2.8 mi
- Phipps Conservatory: 2.9 mi
- Kraus Campo: 3.0 mi
Museums: 55
- National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center: 1.1 mi
- University Art Gallery: 3.1 mi
- Alcohol House: 3.2 mi
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 3.2 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.3 mi
- Grove: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 19
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.3 mi
- William Pitt Union: 3.3 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.4 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 3.4 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Thornburg Beach: 8.3 mi
- Tiger Beach: 8.7 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Hay's Wall: 1.3 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Point Pleasant: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 4.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Francis Spring: 8.7 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 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 7 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 7 mi
- Ross Township · 10 mi
- Robinson Township · 12 mi
- Irwin · 13 mi
- Coraopolis · 15 mi
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