Barking Slopes
Barking Slopes is a park in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Barking Slopes is situated nearby to the peak McKelvey Hill, as well as near the marketplace Oakmont Farmer’s Market.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rachel Carson Homestead and Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge.
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rachel Carson Homestead is a National Register of Historic Places site that is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 1 mile north of Barking Slopes.
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is situated 1½ miles west of Barking Slopes.
C L Schmitt Bridge
Bridge
The C.L. Schmitt Bridge is a truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between New Kensington and East Deer Township, Pennsylvania in the United States. C L Schmitt Bridge is situated 2½ miles north of Barking Slopes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springdale and Cheswick.
Springdale
Village
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Springdale is a borough in northeastern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 miles northeast of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River. The population was 3,400 at the 2020 census.
Cheswick
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
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. Acmetonia is situated 1½ miles northwest of Barking Slopes.
Barking Slopes
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53248° or 40° 31′ 57″ northLongitude
-79.78875° or 79° 47′ 20″ westOperator
Allegheny Land TrustOpen location code
87G2G6J6+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 538842964OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McKelvey Hill and Oakmont Farmer’s Market.
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