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American Merchant Marine Memorial

American Merchant Marine Memorial from directly overhead

American Merchant Marine Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Historic propeller from large ship

What the record says

Built
2005-06-11

How to reach it

Coordinates39.94239, -75.13213

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park: 0.0 mi
  • RCA Pier: 0.4 mi
  • 4th & Washington St. Park: 0.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Roosevelt Plaza Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Apatosaurus: 0.2 mi
  • Hadrosaur: 0.2 mi
  • Five Water Spouts and Lintel: 0.5 mi
  • Peter Pan: 0.5 mi
  • Open Air Aquarium: 0.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.8 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Magnolia Garden: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 5.1 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 8.5 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 8.6 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 8.9 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 5.3 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Fairmount: 3.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Georges Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 10.7 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Merchant Marine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m22.0 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m20.8 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 250°137 m21.8 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 337°136 m10.2 mi
Hunting HillW 274°125 m16.9 mi
Camp HillNNW 345°104 m13.3 mi
Militia HillNNW 336°104 m13.4 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 333°102 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9678617230

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