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Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial

Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls of Horror, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Valley passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

borough in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q1183964, matched on coordinates and name (210 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The Palmerton Area Veterans Memorial was built and dedicated in 2012 to honor all service members from the Palmerton Area who have served our country.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.80213, -75.60976

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Halls of Horror: 0.0 mi
  • 100 Mile View: 7.8 mi
  • Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1: 9.8 mi
  • Pocono Whitewater: 10.2 mi
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Palmerton Borough Park: 0.1 mi
  • Palmerton Mule Park: 0.1 mi
  • Palmerton Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Aquashicola Playground: 1.4 mi
  • Bowmanstown Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Marshall's Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Clover Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Hungary Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Sandstone Ridge: 5.7 mi
  • Mahoning Hills: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Museums: 40
  • Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 0.3 mi
  • Asa Packer Mansion: 8.0 mi
  • Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 8.2 mi
  • Old Jail Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 20
Springs: 15
Picnic sites: 14
  • Camp Apple Tree: 10.0 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 15.8 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 15.9 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Wild Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 3.6 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 5.3 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 7.9 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 9.6 mi
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 7.0 mi
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 9.9 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 21.7 mi
  • Wolf Rocks: 22.0 mi
  • Mount Washington: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pimple HillNNE 19°669 m16.5 mi
Lake MountainN 1°666 m16.7 mi
Pohopoco MountainNNE 25°612 m15.2 mi
Bear RockN 353°587 m16.5 mi
BeehiveNE 34°561 m21.0 mi
Pine HillN 349°556 m15.3 mi
Broad MountainNW 306°549 m12.7 mi
Scrub MountainNW 326°543 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:3219:5720:38
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2415:5516:39

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/653678668

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