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Korean Call Up Monument

Korean Call Up Monument from directly overhead

Korean Call Up Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is 109th Infantry Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Commemorates the 28th Inf. Div.’s soldiers of the Korean War Call-Up who served as part of NATO’s forces in Germany, as well as those deployed to Korea in 1951 as part of U.S. opposition to the Soviet Union.

What the record says

Built
Dedicated May 16, 2010

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.78115, -77.79509

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harpster Park: 0.3 mi
  • Blue Spring Park: 0.3 mi
  • Nittany View Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fieldstone Park: 0.7 mi
  • Oak Hall Regional Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 2.3 mi
  • Little Flat: 2.9 mi
  • Tussey Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Big Flat: 4.1 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 31
  • Blue Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Thompson Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 16.5 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Korean Call Up Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE738 m2.9 mi
Thickhead MountainESE733 m5.8 mi
Big FlatS732 m4.1 mi
Grass MountainSE717 m5.6 mi
Broad MountainESE716 m7.4 mi
Bear KnobNNW713 m13.5 mi
Milligans KnobSE711 m8.9 mi
Bald KnobSE700 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:23
June solstice05:4120:0520:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5583575806

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