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Discover Homestead Park
The district Homestead Park of Homestead in Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) is a subburb in United States about 185 mi north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 39% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
25°C (78 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
18°C (65 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
Mansions on Fifth Hotel
The Inn on Negley
Courtyard Pittsburgh Shadyside
Hampton Inn Pittsburgh University-Medical Center PA
Residence Inn Pittsburgh Oakland/University Place
WYNDHAM PITTSBURG UNIVERSITY CENTER
Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh University Place
Friendship Suites
Hyatt House Pittsburgh/Bloomfield/Shadyside
Videos from this area
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Historic Glassmaking in Pittsburgh - Kopp Glass, Inc. Glass Factory - Innovation Through the Years
http://www.koppglass.com/History.html Everyone knows America was built from steel made in Pittsburgh. Few know that the Steel City was also home to glass factories which illuminated the nation....
NS Trains in winter snow on the Mon Line in Homestead, PA
February 16, 2014 Norfolk Southern's Mon Line headed southbound begins at CP-BELL where the Fort Wayne Line turns into the Pittsburgh Line. Here, trains can be routed to either the Mainline,...
Combined Sewer Overflow in Pittsburgh (Frick Park)
Combined sewer overflow (CSO) along Nine Mile Run in Frick Park. This sewer overflow pipe is located just west of Braddock Ave where Nine Mile Run emerges from the underground culvert. Melting...
CSX Trains on the Pittsburgh Subdivision in Homestead, PA
May 9, 2014 From McKeesport to New Castle the CSX Baltimore Division branches off into the Pittsburgh Subdivision. Many commodities are transported over 60 miles of track. Here we are located...
4020 Fairfield Avenue
For more details click here: http://www.visualtour.com/showvt.asp?t=3236796 4020 Farifield Avenue Munhall, PA 15120 $84900, 3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1150 SF, MLS# ...
CSX Q368 Mixed Freight at Homestead, PA
CSX Q368 Mixed Freight Chicago, IL—Cumberland, MD Baltimore Division, Pittsburgh Sub. Homestead, PA (mp. PLY7.5) 5/30/2009 9:35 AM BNSF #7508 (ES44DC) + BNSF #747 (C44-9W) + 86 cars.
158 Homestead Street
For more details click here: http://www.visualtour.com/showvt.asp?t=3272953 158 Homestead Street Pittsburgh, PA 15218 $139900, 2 bed, 1.0 bath, SF, MLS# 997831 Sharp home with many updates...
Squirrel Hill Tunnels Pittsburgh Pa fast stop
Squirrel Hill Tunnels in Pittsburgh PA. This is why I love the country. Close to the city, but not too close!!! I was pulling a flatbed trailer with 6000 lbs on it. That is why I said good...
CSX ES40DC and Norfolk Southern NS ES44AC pull intermmodal through the Waterfront, Homestead, PA
Many trains roll by here and I was lucky to see t wo at one time. Amity St. Railroad crossing.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Edgewood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 3,118 at the 2010 census.
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the Monongahela River valley 7 miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh and directly across the river from the city limit line. The borough is known for the Homestead Strike of 1892, an important event in the history of labor relations in the United States. The population of Homestead was 3,165 at the 2010 census.
Munhall, Pennsylvania
Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the west bank of the Monongahela River, 8 miles south of the confluence of the Monongahela and the Allegheny rivers where the Ohio River begins. It abuts the borough of Homestead. A large part of the Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company existed in Munhall. Steel products were the only items made in Munhall in 1910 when 5,185 people lived here. In 1940, 13,900 people lived in Munhall.
Rankin, Pennsylvania
Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. Early in the 20th century, Rankin specialized in manufacturing steel and wire goods. The population increased from 3,775 in 1900 to 7,470 in 1940, and has since declined to 2,122 as of the 2010 census.
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by abolitionist and early feminist Jane Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse. The population was 8,983 at the 2010 census. In 1940, 15,919 people lived there.
West Homestead, Pennsylvania
West Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 8 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River. Heavy industries associated with nearby steel mills existed here. Established were axle works, brickworks, and manufactories of machinery, car wheels, etc. In 1910, 3,009 people lived in west Homestead. The population was 1,929 at the 2010 census.
Whitaker, Pennsylvania
Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,271 at the 2010 census. The borough is named for James Whitaker, who was deeded the land in 1788.
Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh)
Squirrel Hill is a residential neighborhood in the east end of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The city officially divides it into two neighborhoods, Squirrel Hill North and Squirrel Hill South, but it is almost universally treated as a single neighborhood.
WYEP-FM
WYEP-FM is a non-commercial radio station that specializes in eclectic music and programming. The community radio station, which is run by the Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation, operates on 91.3 MHz with an ERP of 18 kW, and is licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Squirrel Hill Tunnel
The Squirrel Hill Tunnel is a tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves as an eastern gateway to the city for I-376 and was completed in 1953 after 8 years of construction and at a cost of US$18 million 1953 dollars. At the time of opening it was the single largest investment by the State of Pennsylvania Transportation Department (PennDOT). It is 4,225 feet long and is a twin-bore tunnel with 8 cross passages.
Sandcastle Waterpark
Sandcastle is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead. The park is located on a 67-acre piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Sandcastle is owned by Parques Reunidos, who purchased Kennywood Entertainment. The company runs its original sister parks, Kennywood, Idlewild Park, and Lake Compounce. The park contains fourteen water slides, several swimming pools, and a handful of other attractions.
The Waterfront
This article is about the open air shopping center in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. For other uses, please see Waterfront The Waterfront 200pxThe open hearth stacks from US Steel's Homestead Works, left to pay homage to the complex's former use as a steel millLocation Homestead, West Homestead and MunhallOpening date 1999Developer Continental Real Estate Companies and Nationwide Realty Investors Ltd. Owner Developers Diversified Realty CorporationNo. of stores and services 50No.
Taylor Allderdice High School
Taylor Allderdice High School, also referred to by the Pittsburgh Public Schools as “Pittsburgh Allderdice”, is a public high school located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Allderdice has the largest student population in the school district.
Pinkerton's Landing Bridge
The Pinkerton's Landing Bridge (also known as the Munhall Pike & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge) is a truss bridge that carries CSX Transportation's Pittsburgh Subdivision across the Monongahela River between Munhall, Pennsylvania and Rankin, Pennsylvania, USA.
Homewood Cemetery
Homewood Cemetery is a historic, nonsectarian burial ground in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Point Breeze and is bordered by Frick Park, the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, and the smaller Smithfield Cemetery. It was established in 1878 from William Wilkins' 650-acre estate, Homewood.
Frick Park
Frick Park is the largest municipal park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, covering 561 acres . It is one of Pittsburgh's four historic large parks. The park began when Henry Clay Frick, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed 380 acres south of Clayton, his Point Breeze mansion (which is now part of the Frick Art & Historical Center). He also arranged for a $2 million trust fund ($ million today) for long-term maintenance for the park, which opened on June 25, 1927.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. It was created by the state’s General Assembly in 1971, and is headquartered in Homestead. The AIU provides specialized education services to 42 suburban public school districts and five vocational and technical schools in Allegheny County.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery (Pittsburgh)
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre (80-hectare) tract. The first official interment occurred in 1888, though there are graves with earlier dates. As of 2001, 146,301 entombments have been recorded at Calvary Cemetery. It remains the largest of the cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
Mellon Square
Mellon Square is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the first Modernist park built above a parking garage. With its distinctive black-and-white geometric pavement, it is a prominent feature and gathering spot of Downtown Pittsburgh.
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral (Pittsburgh)
St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral is the mother church of Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh, the American branch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church. It is located at 210 Greentree Road in Munhall, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh in the Monongahela River valley.
WRRK
WRRK (96.9 BOB-FM) is a Variety Hits radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania market. The station, which is owned by Steel City Media, broadcasts at 96.9 MHz with an ERP of 45 kW, and is licensed to Braddock, Pennsylvania.
Streets Run
Streets Run is a 5.2-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. This urban stream drains portions of the communities of Pittsburgh, Baldwin, Brentwood, West Mifflin and Whitehall, an area of about ten square miles.
Carnegie Library of Homestead
The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1896. The branch is one of 2,500 Carnegie libraries constructed worldwide, and the third one to be built in the USA. In addition to the library holding over 34,000 volumes, the building also contains a 1,000 seat music hall and an athletic wing with a heated indoor pool.
Alvin P. Shapiro
Alvin P. Shapiro (December 28, 1920 – November 21, 1998) was an American physician and professor primarily at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Shapiro was the recipient of a Lasker Award and was known for his research in hypertension, behavioral sciences, and related diseases.
Mellon Green
Mellon Green is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The green, bounded by Grant Street, William Penn Place, and Oliver and Sixth avenues, is surrounded by many prominent downtown buildings including the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center (the long-time global headquarters of Mellon Financial), the Omni William Penn Hotel and is on top of the Steel Plaza Subway station and its retail and officespace. It has long been a popular lunchtime destination for downtown workers.