Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Firefighters' Memorial Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a Holocaust memorial at Front and Sayford Streets along Riverfront Park, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was conceived by a committee of Holocaust survivors in 1992 representing the Jewish Community Center of Harrisburg. In light of publicity given to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, a group of survivors that had lived in the Harrisburg area pressed for a local memorial. It was designed by David Ascalon for $200,000 on a site designated by the City of Harrisburg along the public park land adjacent to the Susquehanna River. The Memorial was dedicated in 1994. An annual Yom Hashoah observance is held at the site.
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Wikidata Q1625044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Firefighters' Memorial Monument: 0.0 mi
- WWI Buddy Monument: 0.1 mi
- World War II U.S. Submarine Veteran Memorial: 0.2 mi
- PennDOT Workers' Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mexican War Monument: 0.7 mi
- Penn & Sayford Playground: 0.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Lenore Haas Alexander Playground: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Olewine Playground: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 9.4 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 12.3 mi
- Candymonium: 12.4 mi
- Carrousel: 12.5 mi
- Mini Himalaya: 12.5 mi
- Shepherd: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.1 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 9.4 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 10.6 mi
- Neiman Hill: 10.6 mi
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.6 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.7 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 0.7 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.7 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 1.0 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 0.2 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 0.6 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 0.8 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 0.1 mi
- GUI Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- McCormick Island: 2.6 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 6.5 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 6.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 8.4 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 3.1 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 3.1 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.7 mi
- Pine Springs: 11.1 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.9 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 12.6 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 19.0 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.8 mi
- Concrete Beach: 0.7 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.0 mi
- Rausch Gap: 22.3 mi
- Chickies Rock: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 22° | 500 m | 23.4 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 38° | 491 m | 17.6 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 23° | 488 m | 11.4 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SW 236° | 488 m | 23.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 224° | 479 m | 17.2 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 234° | 462 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Holly | SW 234° | 459 m | 20.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 11° | 435 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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