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Beaver Korean War Memorial

Beaver Korean War Memorial from directly overhead

Beaver Korean War Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Portersville Hill stands 445 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Quay Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 14 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Dates from 1792.

Wikidata Q1133320, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.69466, -80.30725

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quay Square: 0.0 mi
  • Agnew Square: 0.0 mi
  • Irvine Park: 0.1 mi
  • McIntosh Park: 0.1 mi
  • Boquet Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Beaver Vietnam Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Soldiers & Sailors Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Clock Tower: 0.2 mi
  • Fort McIntosh: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 40
  • Merrick Art Gallery: 2.6 mi
  • Air Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Beaver County Industrial Museum: 9.9 mi
  • Sample Schoolhouse: 10.5 mi
  • Zelienople Historical Society: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 34
Gardens: 33
Peaks: 21
  • Bunker Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Steffens Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Big Knob: 5.9 mi
  • Clover Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Beatty Hill: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 15
  • 155mm Gun M1: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Rock: 11.0 mi
  • The Edgeworth Club: 12.0 mi
  • Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 12.1 mi
  • Giant Chair: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Picnic sites: 10
  • Picnic Tables for Building 500: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic tables for Building 800: 11.5 mi
  • Rider's Ridge: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.0 mi
  • picnic tables: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • BAB: 0.7 mi
  • Lakeview Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 1
  • Lacock Spring: 2.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portersville HillNNE 28°445 m18.4 mi
Quakers KnobSSW 193°443 m24.9 mi
Round KnobW 265°433 m19.2 mi
Big KnobENE 72°423 m5.9 mi
Stewart HillWSW 240°412 m13.3 mi
Fletcher HillN 356°410 m16.0 mi
Turkey HillN 356°409 m15.7 mi
Herron HillSE 132°384 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1520:57
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4316:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282938496068727164534132
Precip in3.12.43.13.63.84.33.83.53.63.12.93.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver Falls 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2784778231

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