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Lieutenant Colonel James A. Shannon Memorial

Lieutenant Colonel James A. Shannon Memorial from directly overhead

Lieutenant Colonel James A. Shannon Memorial 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 Machine Gun Battalion, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

Lt. Col. Shannon, commander of the 112th Infantry, was killed in action in the Meuse Argonne Campaign on Oct. 8, 1916. General Nolan, commander of the 55th Inf. Brigade, described Shannon as “calm and resourceful...an inspiration to his officers and men.”

The record

What the record says

Built
Dedicated September 15, 1926
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.78092, -77.79388
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Harpster Park: 0.3 mi
  • Blue Spring Park: 0.3 mi
  • Nittany View Park: 0.5 mi
  • Oak Hall Regional Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fieldstone Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 2.3 mi
  • Little Flat: 2.9 mi
  • Tussey Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Big Flat: 4.1 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 32
  • Blue Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Cool Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Thompson Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 17
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 16.4 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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Lieutenant Colonel James A. Shannon Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE 134°738 m2.9 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 115°733 m5.8 mi
Big FlatS 174°732 m4.1 mi
Broad MountainSSE 157°726 m7.5 mi
Grass MountainSE 140°717 m5.6 mi
Broad MountainESE 116°716 m7.4 mi
Bear KnobNNW 329°713 m13.5 mi
Milligans KnobSE 137°711 m8.9 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5583575808

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