Korea Vietnam Memorial
Korea Vietnam Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Pocono Mountain stands 517 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is United States Armed Forces Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Valley passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005-04-30
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 25.3 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- United States Armed Forces Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Independence Park: 0.3 mi
- Kolapechka Park: 1.8 mi
- Neffs Ballfield: 1.9 mi
- Levans Park (Holben Park): 1.9 mi
- Schantz Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sandstone Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Lowhill: 4.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.1 mi
- Lehigh County Massacre Gravesite: 3.4 mi
- Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument: 5.1 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 5.1 mi
- Portland Cement: 5.5 mi
- Germansville Memorial Hall: 5.7 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center: 8.3 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 8.3 mi
- Allentown Art Museum: 8.5 mi
- Old Spokes Car Museum: 8.5 mi
- Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park: 0.8 mi
- Trexler Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 205: 2.6 mi
- Whitehall Parkway: 4.6 mi
- Nagle Tract: 5.7 mi
- Steel Force: 7.1 mi
- Demon Drop: 7.1 mi
- Thunder Hawk: 7.1 mi
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 7.1 mi
- Jordan Creek Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 6.5 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 7.0 mi
- Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- Wire Mill Arboretum: 8.9 mi
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 6.0 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 6.3 mi
- Victor's Lament: 7.0 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 8.4 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 8.4 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 6.7 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 7.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 8.7 mi
- Stempa Spring: 14.3 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.3 mi
- Onoko Falls: 17.3 mi
- Terrace Falls: 17.4 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 7.1 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 7.2 mi
- Carousel Grove: 7.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 12.0 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 12.0 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 14.9 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Mount Washington: 21.1 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 21.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 22.3 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 5.8 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 12.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 15.3 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 15.8 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 17.0 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Korea Vietnam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocono Mountain | NNW 342° | 517 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 342° | 506 m | 15.1 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 257° | 498 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pisgah Mountain | NW 307° | 492 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bake Oven Knob | NW 311° | 483 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bears Rocks | WNW 301° | 475 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | WSW 254° | 467 m | 17.6 mi |
| Locust Mountain | NW 323° | 432 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12762982831
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Allentown · 8 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 8 mi
- Emmaus · 11 mi
- Bethlehem · 13 mi
- Hellertown · 15 mi
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