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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.

The record

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
Getting there

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Coordinates40.81230, -77.85415
Around it

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
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
Springs: 32
  • 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
Museums: 31
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 12
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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of General James A. Beaver Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE 129°738 m6.7 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 119°733 m9.6 mi
Big FlatSSE 150°732 m7.2 mi
Broad MountainSE 146°726 m10.9 mi
Grass MountainSE 134°717 m9.3 mi
Broad MountainESE 119°716 m11.2 mi
Bear KnobNNW 338°713 m10.2 mi
Milligans KnobSE 134°711 m12.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4291998990

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