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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

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
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
Historic sites: 56
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
Springs: 18
Waterfalls: 14
  • 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
Picnic sites: 14
  • 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
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 12
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: 5
  • 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
  • Rest Area: 24.7 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 20.8 miles of Jim Thorpe Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pimple HillNE 49°669 m15.1 mi
Lake MountainNNE 30°666 m12.7 mi
Bears HeadW 263°634 m18.7 mi
Pohopoco MountainENE 57°612 m14.9 mi
High KnobNE 50°608 m20.6 mi
Buck MountainNW 310°603 m14.0 mi
Arbutus PeakNNW 340°595 m20.2 mi
Green MountainNW 317°592 m14.4 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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