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Jim Thorpe Monument

Jim Thorpe Monument from directly overhead

Jim Thorpe Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 288 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Thorpe Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 29 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
288 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.88472, -75.72551
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Jim Thorpe Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Twining Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sam Miller Field: 1.4 mi
  • Kemmerer Park: 1.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Mountain Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 53
Attractions
  • 100 Mile View: 2.4 mi
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 3.9 mi
  • Pocono Whitewater: 5.7 mi
  • Whitewater Challengers: 7.5 mi
  • Halls of Horror: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Museums: 22
  • Asa Packer Mansion: 1.5 mi
  • Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 1.7 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 8.1 mi
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Lower Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cave Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Lukes Falls: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 12
Springs: 12
  • Penn Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Horn Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Camp Apple Tree: 4.1 mi
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 23.3 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 23.4 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 1.5 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 1.8 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 3.7 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 11.4 mi
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 18.5 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.4 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 1.4 mi
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 2.0 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 14.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Jim Thorpe Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pimple HillNE669 m15.1 mi
Lake MountainNNE666 m12.7 mi
Bears HeadW634 m18.7 mi
Pohopoco MountainENE612 m14.9 mi
High KnobNE608 m20.6 mi
Buck MountainNW603 m14.0 mi
Arbutus PeakNNW595 m20.2 mi
Dry Land HillNNE588 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3219:5720:39
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2515:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505967727063514132
Precip in3.82.93.93.94.35.24.64.95.64.73.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357322014

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