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Negley Memorial

Negley Memorial from directly overhead

Negley Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffins, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDER NEGLEY BORN IN GERMANY IN 1734, OF SWISS ANCESTRY, CAME TO EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA 1739, SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, SETTLED ON SITE OF HIGHLAND PARK 1778. DIED NOV. 3, 1809, AND HIS WIFE MARY ANN BURKSTRESSER BORN IN BUCKS...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.48219, -79.91732

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Griffins: 0.1 mi
  • Griffins: 0.2 mi
  • T-Rex Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Guyasuta: 1.2 mi
  • Doris: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Highland Park Flynn Parklet: 0.2 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.3 mi
  • King Estate Park: 0.4 mi
  • Heth's Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Nancy Werner Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Briarcliff Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kerrwood Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sycamore Island: 3.3 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 4.1 mi
  • Churchill Valley Greenway: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Roslyn Place: 2.2 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Pillars In Squirrel Hill: 2.6 mi
  • The Doughboy: 2.9 mi
  • Blawknox Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Cowboy Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Herron Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Clayton Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mt. Sycamore: 3.3 mi
Museums: 56
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 7.4 mi
  • picnic tables: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Negley Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pollocks KnobS 186°407 m16.0 mi
Herron HillSW 229°384 m2.9 mi
Rich HillNNE 30°365 m8.0 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 78°229.2 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5020:1320:54
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4016:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737165534234
Precip in3.42.93.73.73.94.44.53.64.23.33.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3707344332

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