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Blue Star Memorial Highway

Blue Star Memorial Highway from directly overhead

Blue Star Memorial Highway is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Bethlehem World War II Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
A tribute to the Armed Forces who have defended the United States of America. Sponsored by Bethlehem Garden Club in cooperation with City of Bethlehem and Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates40.62516, -75.39550

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Bethlehem Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Fairview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Higbee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Stratford Park: 0.6 mi
  • West Side Park: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 57
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 20
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 0.8 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.8 mi
  • The Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Crystal Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • High Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 16.1 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 21.9 mi
  • High Falls: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 4.5 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 13.8 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 21.6 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 1.0 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 9.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockSSW 208°317 m4.7 mi
Sandstone RidgeWNW 302°311 m12.5 mi
Flint HillSSE 160°308 m7.1 mi
Gaffney HillE 90°308 m7.4 mi
KirchbergESE 120°305 m4.9 mi
South MountainSSE 155°301 m2.3 mi
Haycock MountainSE 135°295 m13.2 mi
KohlbergSE 130°294 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5809677749

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