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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: 56
Nature reserves: 35
  • Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
  • Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 7.1 mi
  • Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.0 mi
  • Waverly Preserve: 8.3 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 15.5 miles of Casimir Pulaski Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillS 174°690 m12.0 mi
Salem HillNE 47°686 m14.4 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 286°685 m4.9 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 288°681 m5.0 mi
Big Shiney MountainS 180°664 m9.5 mi
Panther HillSSE 166°662 m10.6 mi
West MountainNNW 328°659 m4.0 mi
Bald MountainSSW 200°658 m12.5 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 5080 °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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