- Elevation, modelled
- 278 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 19.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway8.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.5256, -79.8891
Shady Side Academy Far Fields is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 278 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Riding Meadow Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Shady Side Academy Far Fields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | S 190° | 407 m | 19.1 mi |
| Herron Hill | SW 217° | 384 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 33° | 365 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SE 143° | 229.2 m | 2.9 mi |
- 8.8 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Riding Meadow Park: 0.3 mi
- Scott Park: 0.7 mi
- Trillium Trail: 0.7 mi
- Old Squaw Trail Park: 1.1 mi
- McCahill Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mellon Memorial Gateway: 0.5 mi
- Blawknox Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Negley Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Harwick Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Kerrwood Park: 2.0 mi
- Briarcliff Park: 2.3 mi
- Sycamore Island: 2.9 mi
- Browns Woods: 4.1 mi
- Churchill Valley Greenway: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- T-Rex Statue: 2.6 mi
- Ring Series: 2.8 mi
- Monumental Holistic Image IV: 2.9 mi
- Guyasuta: 3.1 mi
- North Light: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Mt. Sycamore: 2.9 mi
- Rich Hill: 4.7 mi
- McKelvey Hill: 5.3 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 5.7 mi
- Herron Hill: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 58
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 3.5 mi
- Highland Park Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 4.9 mi
- The Octopus Garden: 5.0 mi
Museums: 57
- Bayernhof Music Museum: 2.4 mi
- Kerr Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 3.3 mi
- King Museum: 3.7 mi
- Pittsburgh Glass Center: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Pavillion: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 2.3 mi
- Upper Orchard: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 6.6 mi
- picnic tables: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 20
- Lookout Point: 3.3 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 5.6 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 6.5 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 6.6 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thornburg Beach: 11.8 mi
- Tiger Beach: 12.3 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.3 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 22.3 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hay's Wall: 9.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Thompson Run Falls: 10.4 mi
- Snake Run: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Francis Spring: 14.1 mi
- Lacock Spring: 23.3 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 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 7 mi
- Franklin Park · 11 mi
- Green Tree · 11 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 13 mi
- Robinson Township · 13 mi
- Coraopolis · 15 mi
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