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George Washington Monument

George Washington Monument from directly overhead

George Washington Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Governor Casey Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

A standing portrait of George Washington with his proper right arm extended and his coat draped over his proper left arm. The sculpture stands atop a tall granite base featuring a carved eagle with its wings spread atop a shield of stars and stripes.

The record

What the record says

Built
1893
Height
6.4m
Material
granite
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.40892, -75.66236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Piazza dell' Arte: 0.1 mi
  • Renaissance Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Trail: 0.4 mi
  • Connors Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Coon Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Baby Bell: 3.9 mi
  • West Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Montage Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
Nature reserves: 33
  • 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: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 15
Museums: 14
Artworks: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Prayer Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Mulberry Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Lower Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 1.1 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Deer Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 21.8 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Sand Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Octave Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Campbell's Ledge: 7.7 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 9.5 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 22.5 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: 17.9 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of George Washington 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 m4.8 mi
Big Shiney MountainS664 m9.6 mi
Panther HillSSE662 m10.7 mi
West MountainNNW659 m3.9 mi
Shaver MountainWNW657 m15.6 mi
Blair HillSSE645 m11.5 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/714359141

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