The Slags
The Slags is an athletics track in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The Slags is situated nearby to Allegheny Intermediate Unit, as well as near Swisshelm Park Playground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Allegheny Intermediate Unit and Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
The Allegheny Intermediate Unit is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. Allegheny Intermediate Unit is situated 1,500 feet south of The Slags.Carnegie Library of Homestead
Library
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library in Munhall, Pennsylvania founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1898. It is one of 2,509 Carnegie libraries worldwide, 1,689 of which were built in the United States. Carnegie Library of Homestead is situated 4,100 feet south of The Slags.
Homestead Grays Bridge
Bridge
Photo: PixOnTrax, Public domain.
The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Homestead Grays Bridge is situated 4,000 feet southwest of The Slags.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swissvale and Rankin.
Swissvale
Village
Photo: Mchisto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse.
Rankin
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Rankin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 8 miles south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner. Rankin is situated 1½ miles east of The Slags.
Whitaker
Village
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census. Whitaker is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Slags.
The Slags
- Type: Athletics track
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.41769° or 40° 25′ 4″ northLongitude
-79.90762° or 79° 54′ 27″ westOpen location code
87G2C39R+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 13950774044OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=mtb
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