Blacks Run
Blacks Run is a stream in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Blacks Run is situated nearby to the village Acmetonia, as well as near Cheswick.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and Rachel Carson Homestead.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
The Rachel Carson Homestead is the birthplace and childhood home of biologist, writer, and conservationist Rachel Carson. It is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blacks Run.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
The University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acmetonia and Cheswick.
Acmetonia
Village
Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.
Cheswick
Village
Harwick
Suburb
Harwick is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850.
Blacks Run
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.5359° or 40° 32′ 9″ north
Longitude
-79.81338° or 79° 48′ 48″ west
Elevation
735 feet (224 metres)
Open location code
87G2G5PP+9J
GeoNames ID
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