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Perry Monument

Perry Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Coast Guard Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

park in Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49541498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15506, -80.08940

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coast Guard Park: 0.6 mi
  • East Bayfront Park: 1.3 mi
  • Nate Levy Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 1.5 mi
  • Tom McCarty Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Erie Heritage Parade Street Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Penelec Smokestack: 1.3 mi
  • Russian Town: 1.3 mi
  • Von Buseck House: 1.6 mi
Museums: 18
Gardens: 8
Peaks: 5
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant HillSSE 159°495 m25.0 mi
Mackey HillSSE 161°488 m22.9 mi
Gibson HillS 191°470 m20.8 mi
Mount PleasantS 179°454 m20.9 mi
Oak HillSSE 151°433 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:33
June solstice05:4520:1821:01
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4616:0716:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936475968737265544434
Precip in3.42.53.13.53.53.73.33.44.34.43.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357303802

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