Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Cherry Hill stands 149 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Concord Point Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway runs past it. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- On the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 9.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- King & Queen Seat · 19 mi
- Kilgore Falls · 21 mi
- Ma & Pa Trestle · 24 mi
- Loch Raven Dam · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Concord Point Park: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Frank J. Hutchins Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Havre de Grace Historic District: 0.7 mi
- David R. Craig Park: 0.9 mi
- Havre de Grace: 0.1 mi
- Lafayette: 0.9 mi
- The Lafayette Trail: 1.2 mi
- The Lock House: 1.2 mi
- Ice Storage: 2.2 mi
- Mullins Park: 3.2 mi
- Caveat Forest Legacy Easement: 6.0 mi
- Dilks Forest Legacy Easement: 8.3 mi
- Elk River Associates Forest Legacy Easement: 9.0 mi
- Perryman Forest: 9.8 mi
- Big Fish, School of Fish: 0.1 mi
- Hand: 2.0 mi
- Eagle: 9.5 mi
- Kites of Bel Air (HoH): 12.7 mi
- Berrilicious (HoH): 13.6 mi
- Community Connecting Us - Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Polinator Garden: 6.1 mi
- Jen Alexander's Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- Evergreen Garden: 13.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 13.7 mi
- Mount Felix: 3.2 mi
- Mount Ararat: 3.9 mi
- Foys Hill: 5.7 mi
- Boothby Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mauldin Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Maritime Museum: 0.1 mi
- Light Keeper's House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Havre de Grace Decoy Museum: 0.1 mi
- Havre de Grace Colored School Museum & Cultural Center: 0.4 mi
- Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House: 1.2 mi
- The Eye: 4.1 mi
- White Banks: 6.4 mi
- Green Quarry: 13.8 mi
- Wildcat Point: 14.2 mi
- ZP16: 24.6 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 1.8 mi
- North East Beach Area: 6.0 mi
- Roachs Shore: 6.2 mi
- Belcamp Beach: 9.5 mi
- Betterton Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sandy Hook Speedway: 13.4 mi
- Herrs Potato Chip Factory: 14.7 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Deer Creek Rapids @ Rocks (Class III): 18.6 mi
- Robert Fulton Birthplace: 18.6 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Hills Grove Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Lapidum: 4.6 mi
- Frenchtown: 13.4 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 14.6 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 22.6 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.8 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | WSW 257° | 149 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cub Hill | WSW 249° | 147 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Felix | NW 311° | 142 m | 3.2 mi |
| Face Rock | NNW 328° | 136 m | 22.3 mi |
| Goat Hill | N 359° | 135 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | N 359° | 134 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Vista | WSW 255° | 131 m | 20.5 mi |
| Egg Hill | NE 50° | 125 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6593649533
Day trips start here
- Havre de Grace · 1 mi
- Perryville · 2 mi
- Aberdeen · 5 mi
- Bel Air · 14 mi
- Edgewood · 14 mi
- Chesapeake City · 15 mi
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