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Gold Star Families Memorial Monument

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument from directly overhead

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Cub Hill stands 147 m to the west-southwest, 25 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. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates39.53980, -76.08505

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Artworks: 43
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 30
Museums: 20
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cub HillWSW147 m24.9 mi
Mount FelixNW142 m3.2 mi
Face RockNNW136 m22.3 mi
Goat HillN135 m12.7 mi
Mount AraratN134 m3.9 mi
Mount VistaWSW131 m20.5 mi
Egg HillNE125 m12.9 mi
Kilgores RocksWNW123 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:16
June solstice05:3819:5520:36
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2216:0216:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643546372777569574638
Precip in3.32.84.13.54.04.34.84.24.84.23.33.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Aberdeen Phillips FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6593649533

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