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Mary Harris “Mother” Jones

Mary Harris “Mother” Jones from directly overhead

Mary Harris “Mother” Jones is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Miners Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Labor leader, worker advocate. In October 1900 she led a march of 2,000 women from McAdoo to Coaldale to aid a six - week strike called in September by the United Mine Workers of America for higher wages, recognition, and a grievance process. Many...
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Coordinates40.82711, -75.90386
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Miners Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Black Diamond Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ashton Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Coaldale Complex: 0.5 mi
  • John F. Kennedy Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Nesquehoning Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Pisgah Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Wildcat Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Locust Mountain: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Miners' Monument: 0.6 mi
  • WW1 Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Coaldale POW Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans of the World War Monument: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Museums: 17
  • The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 1.6 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 8.8 mi
  • Asa Packer Mansion: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cave Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lukes Falls: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 6.3 mi
  • 100 Mile View: 8.6 mi
  • Whitewater Challengers: 12.5 mi
  • Pocono Whitewater: 15.4 mi
  • Halls of Horror: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 8.5 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 9.2 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.7 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 17.8 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.2 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 8.4 mi
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 10.3 mi
  • Peace Rock: 18.4 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Camp Apple Tree: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Mary Harris “Mother” Jones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears HeadW 280°634 m9.3 mi
Buck MountainN 354°603 m13.1 mi
Green MountainN 358°592 m14.5 mi
Buck MountainWNW 298°592 m18.0 mi
Mount YeagerN 9°561 m17.2 mi
Blue HeadWNW 291°557 m9.9 mi
Round HeadWNW 296°556 m9.8 mi
Pine HillNE 43°556 m18.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5820:39
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2515:5616:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505967727063514132
Precip in3.82.93.93.94.35.24.64.95.64.73.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5821612286

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