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Mexican War Monument

Mexican War Monument from directly overhead

Mexican War Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Capitol Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
ERECTED BY THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 1868 COMMENORATIVE OF HER CITIZENS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR WITH MEXICO IN 1846, 47 & 48.
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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates40.26266, -76.88240
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Capitol Park: 0.0 mi
  • Soldier's Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • City Island: 0.6 mi
  • Royal Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • A Gathering at the Crossroads: 0.1 mi
  • PennDOT Workers' Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • World War II U.S. Submarine Veteran Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • WWI Buddy Monument: 0.6 mi
  • Firefighters' Memorial Monument: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 41
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 0.0 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.1 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.1 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.6 mi
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 1.4 mi
Museums: 39
Gardens: 24
  • Sunken Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • GUI Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Heart of the Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Joshua Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Pine Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.0 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 18.7 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mexican War Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 20°500 m23.6 mi
Stony MountainNE 36°491 m17.6 mi
Third MountainNNE 19°488 m11.5 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWSW 237°488 m24.1 mi
Long MountainSW 226°479 m17.3 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 235°462 m23.5 mi
Mount HollySW 236°459 m20.4 mi
Berry MountainN 9°435 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2716:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3799385633

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