Historic site · Pennsylvania
Birthplace of First Aid
Birthplace of First Aid is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. North Knob stands 817 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Borough Establishment, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Governor Casey Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In Honor of the Founders of First Aid in America, Jermyn Colliery and the Hudson Coal Co. Oct.25th 1899 Matthew J. Shields M.D. and More...
How to reach it
Coordinates41.52863, -75.54976
- 0.9 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 11.7 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 26.2 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rippy Callahan Recreational Park: 0.1 mi
- World War One Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Valley View Estates: 0.6 mi
- Aylesworth Park: 1.1 mi
- Ed Staback Regional Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Cary Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Meyers Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hubbard Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kennedy Hill: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Borough Establishment: 0.0 mi
- WW1, WW1, Korean War: 0.0 mi
- World War One Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Culm Dump: 0.3 mi
- Unknown Structure: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Merli-Sarnoski County Park: 4.3 mi
- Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Messimer Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 23
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 13.0 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 13.5 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 13.5 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 13.6 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds: 15.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Houdini Museum: 8.9 mi
- Civil War Museum: 10.0 mi
- Everhart Museum: 10.1 mi
- Everhart Museum: 10.1 mi
- George H. Catlin Memorial House: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.1 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 7.2 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 8.5 mi
- Christ the Teacher Sculpture: 10.1 mi
- Metanoia: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 9
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 10.0 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 10.1 mi
- Lower Quad: 10.1 mi
- Upper Quad: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Nay Aug Falls: 9.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 15.4 mi
- Wangum Falls: 15.7 mi
- Carley Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Deer Beach: 17.1 mi
- Gravel Beach: 18.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.2 mi
- Palmyra Township Public Beach: 19.9 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Spencer Spring: 23.1 mi
- Octave Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sand Spring: 23.7 mi
- Pocono Spring: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 12.7 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 19.1 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 19.2 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 20.7 mi
- Roadside Rest: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Birthplace of First Aid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Knob | N 358° | 817 m | 12.9 mi |
| South Knob | N 357° | 792 m | 12.2 mi |
| Elk Hill | N 357° | 748 m | 12.6 mi |
| East Mountain | N 355° | 719 m | 15.3 mi |
| High Knob | NE 54° | 690 m | 7.6 mi |
| Salem Hill | ENE 73° | 686 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WSW 237° | 685 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WSW 237° | 681 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant MT 1 W, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5802536152
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