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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
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: 58
Nature reserves: 36
Waterfalls: 31
Museums: 16
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 17.4 miles of John F. Kennedy Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillESE 123°690 m10.9 mi
Kocher MountainW 279°689 m16.0 mi
Pinnacle RockNNE 23°685 m8.0 mi
Pinnacle RockNNE 23°681 m8.1 mi
Miller MountainNNW 328°672 m13.6 mi
Stone MountainWNW 293°670 m16.8 mi
Big Shiney MountainESE 114°664 m8.6 mi
Panther HillESE 113°662 m11.2 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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