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James Cleveland Memorial

James Cleveland Memorial from directly overhead

James Cleveland Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 679 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park, a attraction 2.7 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Air Mail Pilot Jimmy Cleveland Crashed Here May 24, 1931
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.87969, -77.66415
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Tri-Municipal Park: 3.5 mi
  • Walker Township Park: 3.6 mi
  • Gettig Park Little League Fields: 4.4 mi
  • Governor's Park: 4.9 mi
  • Parkview Heights Park: 5.3 mi
Peaks
  • Egg Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Trcziyulny Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • First Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Kohler Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Triester Mountain: 7.9 mi
Springs: 34
  • Shutgart Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 6.4 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 18.9 mi
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 20.9 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 18.5 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.2 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of James Cleveland Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSSW 208°738 m10.0 mi
Thickhead MountainS 190°733 m9.4 mi
Big FlatSSW 210°732 m12.6 mi
Broad MountainSSW 196°726 m14.2 mi
The WineheadENE 61°724 m11.7 mi
Grass MountainSSW 196°717 m11.5 mi
Broad MountainS 181°716 m10.1 mi
Bear KnobWNW 289°713 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0520:47
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3316:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867716961503930
Precip in3.02.33.33.63.94.03.94.04.43.63.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millheim, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5771976415

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