Civil War Monument
Civil War Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Big Knob stands 659 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Courthouse Courtyard, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1898
- Height
- 13.8 m
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Perry County Who offered their lives as a sacrifice that the nation might live.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Courthouse Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- New Bloomfield Playground: 0.1 mi
- Tennis Courts: 0.4 mi
- Baseball Fields: 0.6 mi
- Softball Fields: 0.6 mi
- Miller School: 7.2 mi
- Owl Hollow School: 7.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- The Korean War: 14.0 mi
- U.S. Women in World War II: 14.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Hill: 4.2 mi
- Trimmers Rock: 5.9 mi
- Mahanoy Hill: 5.9 mi
- Spotts Knob: 6.9 mi
- Cove Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Millersburg Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 14.9 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 15.0 mi
- Rolls Royce Foundation: 15.5 mi
- Centennial Barn: 15.6 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.3 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 18.3 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 88: 13.9 mi
- Camp Hebron Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 15.6 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 14.7 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 15.0 mi
- Circle of Peace: 16.2 mi
- Dance of Eternal Spring: 17.4 mi
- River Cow: 17.7 mi
- The Big Spring: 0.1 mi
- Pine Springs: 15.6 mi
- Letort Spring: 17.1 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 17.6 mi
- Alexander Spring: 17.9 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 24.1 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Concrete Beach: 19.0 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 23.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 24.1 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Lewistown Armory: 23.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | WSW 257° | 659 m | 19.4 mi |
| Conococheague Mountain | WSW 258° | 641 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bowers Mountain | WSW 240° | 640 m | 16.1 mi |
| Flat Rock | SW 226° | 578 m | 16.5 mi |
| Third Mountain | E 90° | 488 m | 19.8 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | S 190° | 488 m | 24.3 mi |
| Little Knob | WSW 256° | 482 m | 20.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | S 171° | 479 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlisle WTP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5396523157
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