28th Division Memorial
28th Division Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is 112th Machine Gun Battalion Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
This monument, honoring the collective service of 28th Div. members and all Pennsylvanians, was donated by Edward C. Stegmaier, the National Commander of the Society of the 28th Div. in 1953.
What the record says
- Built
- Dedicated May 23, 1953
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.6 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 112th Machine Gun Battalion Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Headquarters Troop Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 107th Field Artillery Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 108th Field Artillery Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 103rd Engineers Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Blue Spring Park: 0.2 mi
- Harpster Park: 0.4 mi
- Nittany View Park: 0.6 mi
- Fieldstone Park: 0.8 mi
- Country Place Park: 0.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.7 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.4 mi
- Little Flat: 2.9 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Big Flat: 4.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 0.2 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 2.2 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 3.1 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 3.8 mi
- Blue Spring: 0.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.6 mi
- Walnut Spring: 2.8 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.1 mi
- Thompson Spring: 3.1 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 0.1 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 0.1 mi
- M4A1(76)W Sherman Tank: 0.1 mi
- 4.5" Howitzer: 0.1 mi
- M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer: 0.1 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 0.1 mi
- Yoda Statue: 1.5 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 2.6 mi
- Pictasaurus: 3.5 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 3.6 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 5.7 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- The Giving Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 3.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Rock: 5.1 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 9.4 mi
- Buck Point: 15.6 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 11.2 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 21.1 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Kish park beach access: 16.4 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 16.7 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of 28th Division Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 132° | 738 m | 2.9 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 114° | 733 m | 5.8 mi |
| Big Flat | S 172° | 732 m | 4.0 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 156° | 726 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 139° | 717 m | 5.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 115° | 716 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 330° | 713 m | 13.6 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 137° | 711 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5583575788
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