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Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial

Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial from directly overhead

Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gen. John Clifford Pemberton Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 7.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates39.99778, -75.19054

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Gen. John Clifford Pemberton Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • William J. Mullen Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Charles E. Vansant Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Mary Anna Longstreth Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Charles Brockden Brown Monument: 0.2 mi
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • East Falls Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Brewerytown Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Sanctuary Farm: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 37
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area #3: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Lemon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Georges Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Fairmount: 2.3 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 6.1 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 288°188 m17.7 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 293°176 m16.3 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 20°158 m23.4 mi
Spring MountainNW 323°151 m23.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 237°137 m20.7 mi
Chestnut HillN 351°136 m5.6 mi
Jericho MountainNNE 31°129 m24.5 mi
Hunting HillW 259°125 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4318309917

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