Blue Star Memorial Highway
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.
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.
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 18.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Freeman's Island: 3.4 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm Nature Education Center: 3.8 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm: 3.8 mi
- Janet Johnston Housenick and William D. Housenick Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 6.0 mi
- 1810 Goundie House: 0.8 mi
- 1750 Smithy: 0.8 mi
- 1752 Apothecary: 0.8 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 0.9 mi
- Kemerer Museum Of Decorative Arts: 1.0 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.2 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dutch Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pinetop: 2.8 mi
- Camelhump: 3.5 mi
- The Sun Inn: 0.8 mi
- SteelStacks: 1.7 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 4.6 mi
- Speed Slides: 7.6 mi
- Aqua Racer: 7.6 mi
- West Bethlehem World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Admiral Christopher Columbus: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.6 mi
- Louise W. Dimmick Colonial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Miller's House Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
- 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
- Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 2.3 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 7.7 mi
- Carousel Grove: 7.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 10.7 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.8 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- High Falls: 14.8 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 21.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SSW 208° | 317 m | 4.7 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 160° | 308 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | E 90° | 308 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kirchberg | ESE 120° | 305 m | 4.9 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 155° | 301 m | 2.3 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 135° | 295 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kohlberg | SE 130° | 294 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 191° | 282 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5809677749
Day trips start here
- Bethlehem · 1 mi
- Hellertown · 4 mi
- Allentown · 5 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 5 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Emmaus · 8 mi
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