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Philip Ginder Carved Rock

Philip Ginder Carved Rock from directly overhead

Philip Ginder Carved Rock is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 456 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans of the World War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.82336, -75.87569
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Veterans of the World War Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Waternborne Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Honor Roll: 0.2 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 0.9 mi
Parks
  • Ludlow Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pine Street Crossover: 0.4 mi
  • Trooper Melley Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Pisgah Mountain: 0.3 mi
  • Nesquehoning Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Locust Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Mahoning Mountain: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 5.2 mi
  • 100 Mile View: 7.2 mi
  • Whitewater Challengers: 12.0 mi
  • Halls of Horror: 14.0 mi
  • Pocono Whitewater: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Museums: 16
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 0.1 mi
  • The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 7.5 mi
  • Asa Packer Mansion: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Terrace Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cave Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lukes Falls: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Benjamin Franklin Statue: 9.1 mi
  • Sesquicentennial Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.8 mi
  • Owl Totem Pole: 13.9 mi
  • Sons of Liberty: 14.1 mi
Springs: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 7.3 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 7.9 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 9.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 18.4 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.8 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Camp Apple Tree: 4.9 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 24.6 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 24.6 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 7.2 mi
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 9.0 mi
  • Peace Rock: 18.7 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Philip Ginder Carved Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears HeadW 280°634 m10.8 mi
Buck MountainNNW 348°603 m13.6 mi
Green MountainN 352°592 m14.9 mi
Buck MountainWNW 297°592 m19.4 mi
Bear RockNE 39°587 m19.1 mi
Mount YeagerN 4°561 m17.3 mi
Blue HeadWNW 289°557 m11.3 mi
Round HeadWNW 294°556 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5820:39
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2515:5616:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505967727063514132
Precip in3.82.93.93.94.35.24.64.95.64.73.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6186555253

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