James A. Garfield Monument
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James A. Garfield Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Immigrant, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 7.6 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The James A. Garfield Monument is a monument honoring the 20th president of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and architect Stanford White collaborated on the memorial, which was completed in 1896. It is located in Fairmount Park, along Kelly Drive, near the Girard Avenue Bridge.
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Dates from 1895.
Wikidata Q6134498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 21.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Immigrant: 0.0 mi
- Welcoming to Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Spirit of Enterprise: 0.0 mi
- The Slave: 0.0 mi
- The Ploughman: 0.0 mi
- Glendinning Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
- Clayborn and Lewis Playground: 0.4 mi
- 30th & Jefferson Playground: 0.5 mi
- Miles Mack Playground: 0.5 mi
- 33rd & Wallace Playground: 0.6 mi
- WildWorks Ropes Course: 0.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.8 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lemon Hill Mansion: 0.3 mi
- The John Coltrane House: 0.5 mi
- Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center: 0.6 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 5.4 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 6.3 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 6.5 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 6.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 0.5 mi
- Mantua Peace Garden: 0.6 mi
- Brewerytown Garden: 0.6 mi
- Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
- East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 0.7 mi
- Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: 0.0 mi
- The Pilgrim: 0.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 0.4 mi
- William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes: 0.6 mi
- Graff Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Lemon Hill: 0.2 mi
- Fairmount: 0.7 mi
- Georges Hill: 1.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 7.7 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.6 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.0 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 13.2 mi
- Kerr Spring: 23.6 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 12.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 16.0 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 25.0 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Monkey Rock: 12.0 mi
- Darling: 15.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James A. Garfield Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 293° | 188 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 298° | 176 m | 17.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 18° | 158 m | 24.9 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 326° | 151 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 241° | 137 m | 19.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 353° | 136 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 266° | 125 m | 13.8 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 261° | 113 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6630334192
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
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