H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument
H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Osterhout Mountain stands 589 m to the southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunkhannock Viaduct, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 14.3 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nordahl Park: 0.4 mi
- Tom Bell Park: 0.5 mi
- Benton Township Park: 3.6 mi
- Christy Mathewson Park: 3.8 mi
- Creekside Park: 4.0 mi
- Nicholson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Hill: 1.5 mi
- Casterline Hill: 1.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
- Lake Sheridan Hill: 2.2 mi
- Caboose: 7.3 mi
- AT&T Long Lines RANSOM Facility Historical Site: 12.1 mi
- WW1, WW1, Korean War: 13.5 mi
- Birthplace of First Aid: 13.5 mi
- Borough Establishment: 13.5 mi
- Ziegler Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Gardner Spencer Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Little Rocky Glen Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Gateway Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Quarry Ridge Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 15.0 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 15.0 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 15.8 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Jason Miller: 15.9 mi
- Houdini Museum: 14.3 mi
- Anthracite Museum: 14.5 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 14.5 mi
- Electric City Trolley Museum: 15.6 mi
- 1902 Roundhouse & Technology Museum: 15.8 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 0.2 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 11.5 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 19.6 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 19.7 mi
- A Very Old Barn: 20.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 15.7 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 16.0 mi
- Lower Quad: 16.2 mi
- Upper Quad: 16.2 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Salt Springs: 20.5 mi
- The Salt Spring: 20.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 21.3 mi
- Nay Aug Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 22.4 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 18.1 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 23.7 mi
- Roadside Rest: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osterhout Mountain | SW 227° | 589 m | 8.5 mi |
| Thorn Hill | ENE 77° | 552 m | 7.9 mi |
| Newton Hill | ESE 123° | 514 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wilbur Hill | S 174° | 504 m | 7.9 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NNE 18° | 495 m | 9.0 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | SE 143° | 493 m | 9.0 mi |
| Weatherby Hill | SE 131° | 481 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Mountain | SSW 210° | 475 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12801322266
Day trips start here
- Factoryville · 4 mi
- Clarks Summit · 10 mi
- Endless Mountains · 12 mi
- Dunmore · 16 mi
- Scranton · 16 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 21 mi
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