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Casimir Pulaski Monument

Casimir Pulaski Monument from directly overhead

Casimir Pulaski Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John Mitchell Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Governor Casey Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40825, -75.66132

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Piazza dell' Arte: 0.1 mi
  • Renaissance Park: 0.2 mi
  • Connors Park: 0.5 mi
  • Heritage Trail: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Coon Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Baby Bell: 4.0 mi
  • West Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Montage Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
Nature reserves: 34
  • Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
  • Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.0 mi
  • Waverly Preserve: 8.3 mi
  • Meadowsweet Preserve: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 15
Artworks: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Mulberry Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Lower Quad: 0.3 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Deer Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Campbell's Ledge: 7.7 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 9.4 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 22.4 mi
  • Ridgefield Point: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Sand Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Octave Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 19.1 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Roadside Rest: 18.0 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Casimir Pulaski Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillS690 m12.0 mi
Salem HillNE686 m14.4 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW685 m4.9 mi
Big Shiney MountainS664 m9.5 mi
Panther HillSSE662 m10.6 mi
West MountainNNW659 m4.0 mi
Shaver MountainWNW657 m15.7 mi
Blair HillSSE645 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:3019:5820:40
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2615:5216:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506169747265534333
Precip in2.62.12.83.33.33.83.63.94.13.72.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/714361282

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