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Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs

Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs from directly overhead

Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Levy Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.8 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1964-04-26
Material
bronze
Inscription
NOW AND FOREVER ENSHRINED IN MEMORY ARE THE SIX MILLION JEWISH MARTYRS WHO PERISHED IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS GHETTOS AND GAS CHAMBERS.
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Coordinates39.95500, -75.16697

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Levy Park: 0.0 mi
  • Cret Park: 0.0 mi
  • Love Park: 0.1 mi
  • Three Logan Square Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Kopernicus Triangle: 0.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 57
Attractions
  • The Universal Sphere: 0.2 mi
  • One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.2 mi
  • Reading Terminal: 0.4 mi
  • Chinatown Friendship Gate: 0.6 mi
  • Philly Gun Range: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Philadelfia city hall gates: 0.2 mi
  • In Commemoration: 0.2 mi
  • A Quest for Parity: The Octavius V. Catto Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Meriwether Lewis: 0.3 mi
  • General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial: 0.3 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Fairmount: 1.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Georges Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 3.3 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW188 m20.0 mi
Mount MiseryWNW176 m18.7 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW137 m20.4 mi
Chestnut HillNNW136 m8.8 mi
Hunting HillW125 m15.0 mi
Osborne HillW113 m23.4 mi
Militia HillNNW104 m11.9 mi
Camp HillN104 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3010332807

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