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John F. Kennedy Memorial

John F. Kennedy Memorial from directly overhead

John F. Kennedy Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Exeter Lions Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.32181, -75.81245

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Exeter Lions Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas Street Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bainbridge Campbell Park: 0.8 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lehigh Street Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Lookout: 2.1 mi
  • Peterson Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Campbell's Ledge: 2.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves: 33
Waterfalls: 30
Museums: 15
Artworks: 12
  • Toni the Tomato Mule: 1.1 mi
  • The Famous Tomato Statue: 1.2 mi
  • Hyperview: 6.6 mi
  • 'The Office' Mural: 9.7 mi
  • Jason Miller: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Prayer Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Mulberry Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Quad: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Quad: 10.0 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 10.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Pocono Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Sand Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Octave Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Roadside Rest: 14.9 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 17.0 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Lake Jean Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Campbell's Ledge: 2.8 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 16.0 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
  • Glens Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of John F. Kennedy Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillESE690 m10.9 mi
Kocher MountainW689 m16.0 mi
Pinnacle RockNNE685 m8.0 mi
Miller MountainNNW672 m13.6 mi
Stone MountainWNW670 m16.8 mi
Big Shiney MountainESE664 m8.6 mi
Panther HillESE662 m11.2 mi
West MountainNNE659 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:15
June solstice05:3119:5920:41
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2715:5316:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506169747265534333
Precip in2.62.12.83.33.33.83.63.94.13.72.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/967642894

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