- Elevation, modelled
- 346 m
- Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
- Sheppler Hill429 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway13.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:53local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3394, -79.7800
Francis Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 346 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmhouse Ruins, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Francis Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheppler Hill | S 188° | 429 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rich Hill | S 180° | 420 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | WSW 236° | 407 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 136° | 397 m | 10.9 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 310° | 384 m | 12.3 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | S 170° | 365 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNW 339° | 229.2 m | 11.3 mi |
- 13.0 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
- 26.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmhouse Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Long Run Armed Services Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.5 mi
- Ardara War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Coke Ovens: 2.6 mi
- Jacktown Acres Park: 1.9 mi
- Mt. Ridge Estates Entrance Sign: 1.9 mi
- Mt. Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Otto and Magdalene Ackermann Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Acres Park: 2.3 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 3.8 mi
- The Sail: 6.3 mi
- statue base: 9.8 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 10.1 mi
- Breath: 10.8 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Kelvington Park: 4.6 mi
- Beechwood Park: 5.3 mi
- Monroeville Community Park East: 5.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 5.5 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
- Braddock Farms: 6.0 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 7.7 mi
- Swissvale Community Pollinator Garden: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- North Woods: 7.2 mi
- Goldenrod: 7.2 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 7.3 mi
- Quiet Acres 2: 7.5 mi
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 6.0 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 9.3 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 11.6 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 11.6 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 12.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 12.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 12.1 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 16.9 mi
- Redds Beach: 17.3 mi
- Hay's Wall: 9.4 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 19.7 mi
- West Overton: 19.1 mi
- Livermore: 25.0 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 4.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckeesport, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 264 | 245 | 278 | 231 | 217 | 180 | 147 | 127 | 114 | 112 | 130 | 225 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Turtle Creek at Wilmerding, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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