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Grave of Etna Bittenbender

Grave of Etna Bittenbender from directly overhead

Grave of Etna Bittenbender is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mill Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 9.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
granite
Inscription
Daughter of Samuel & Margaret, Murdered by some person unknown on Sunday evening, between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock, Aged 17y 1m 8d
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What to expect

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Coordinates40.93187, -75.29847

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Mill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Saylorsburg Playground: 2.7 mi
  • Ross Township Park: 3.0 mi
  • Hickory Valley Park: 4.0 mi
  • McMichael Creek Greenway: 4.8 mi
Peaks
  • Crystal Hill: 3.0 mi
  • The Knob: 4.5 mi
  • Kittatinny Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Fox Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Foxtown Hill: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 6.5 mi
  • Bangor’s Civil War Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Bethel Welsh Congregational Church Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Homefront Magazine Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Bangor Fire Department Monument: 6.7 mi
Museums: 48
  • Eddie's Toy Museum & Store: 1.0 mi
  • Heritage Center of Western Pocono Community Library: 4.8 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Association: 6.4 mi
  • Dansbury Depot: 7.7 mi
  • Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 45
Waterfalls: 33
  • Old Mill Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 22
Artworks: 16
  • Leopard: 16.7 mi
  • Shapeyard: 16.7 mi
  • Transcendence: 16.7 mi
  • Rock Maze: 17.8 mi
  • Palmerton "Patches": 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Springs: 12
Beaches: 12
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Rest area: 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Grave of Etna Bittenbender. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pimple HillWNW 302°669 m12.8 mi
Lake MountainWNW 296°666 m17.8 mi
Turkey KnollN 356°655 m17.8 mi
Camelback MountainNNW 340°647 m8.1 mi
Shaffers KnobN 356°634 m19.2 mi
Pohopoco MountainWNW 296°612 m10.8 mi
Bush MountainN 358°611 m19.6 mi
High KnobNNW 327°608 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:13
June solstice05:3019:5620:37
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2315:5316:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737164524133
Precip in3.83.14.04.34.45.54.74.85.35.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6952190822

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