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General James A. Beaver Memorial

General James A. Beaver Memorial from directly overhead

General James A. Beaver Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn State All-Sports Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
General James A. Beaver Governor of the Commonwealth 1887-1891 Trustee of the University 1873-1882 1897-1914 And acting President 1906-1908 Beloved friend and counselor of the class of 1909 which presented this memorial

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81230, -77.85415

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Park Ave Lower Intramural Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Band Practice IM Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Intramural Fields: 0.6 mi
  • East Fairmount Park: 1.0 mi
  • Walnut Springs Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
Peaks
  • Mount Nittany: 3.1 mi
  • Bald Knob: 5.5 mi
  • Rudy Ridge: 6.6 mi
  • Little Flat: 6.7 mi
  • Sand Knob: 6.9 mi
Museums: 31
Springs: 31
  • Thompson Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Bathgate Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Benner Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 20.2 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of General James A. Beaver Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE738 m6.7 mi
Thickhead MountainESE733 m9.6 mi
Big FlatSSE732 m7.2 mi
Broad MountainSE726 m10.9 mi
Grass MountainSE717 m9.3 mi
Bear KnobNNW713 m10.2 mi
Milligans KnobSE711 m12.6 mi
Bald KnobSE700 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4291998990

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