North Park (Pittsburgh)
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North Park is a 3075 acres (12 km²) county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
, United States
. It is the largest in the county's 12,000 acre (49 km²) network of nine distinct parks.
Completed in 1931, North Park is sited 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh
in Hampton
, McCandless
, and Pine Township
s. The park features the largest man-made body of water in the county, over 75 acres (303,514.5 m²), bordered by four miles of woodlands. Its swimming pool was considered in the 1930s to be the largest in the world; it holds 2 million gallons of water. The park also offers a golf course, large ice skating rink (completed in February 1961), picnic groves, tennis courts, and miles of trails.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
, United States
United States
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. It is the largest in the county's 12,000 acre (49 km²) network of nine distinct parks.
Completed in 1931, North Park is sited 15 miles (24 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
in Hampton
Hampton Township, Pennsylvania
Hampton Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 18,363 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hampton Township is located at ....
, McCandless
McCandless, Pennsylvania
McCandless is a municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 28,457 at the 2010 census. It was originally incorporated as a township; however, on January 1, 1975, McCandless Township adopted a new charter designating it a Home Rule Charter Municipality with the...
, and Pine Township
Pine Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pine Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,497 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which 0.06% is water.-Demographics:...
s. The park features the largest man-made body of water in the county, over 75 acres (303,514.5 m²), bordered by four miles of woodlands. Its swimming pool was considered in the 1930s to be the largest in the world; it holds 2 million gallons of water. The park also offers a golf course, large ice skating rink (completed in February 1961), picnic groves, tennis courts, and miles of trails.