Picture Rocks Veterans Memorial
Picture Rocks Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park of Picture Rocks, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Dates from 1848.
Wikidata Q1180578, matched on coordinates and name (508 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Never Forgotten
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park of Picture Rocks: 0.0 mi
- King's Beach, Picture Rocks Park: 0.4 mi
- Van Rensselaer Park: 0.4 mi
- Bodine Park: 2.3 mi
- East Lycoming Little League Baseball and Softball Complex: 2.8 mi
- Frantz Hill: 1.9 mi
- Roundtop: 2.4 mi
- Long Hill: 3.3 mi
- Warn Hill: 4.2 mi
- Buck Hill: 4.3 mi
- Gipson Falls: 8.4 mi
- Angel Falls: 8.4 mi
- Wenonah Falls: 9.8 mi
- Andrea Falls: 10.6 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 10.9 mi
- Mighty Casey: 14.2 mi
- Bases Loaded (C): 15.1 mi
- Bases Loaded (B): 15.2 mi
- Bases Loaded (D): 15.2 mi
- Bases Loaded (A): 15.2 mi
- Flight 800 Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Flag Pole Site: 12.6 mi
- Veteran Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Allison Crane Bulldozer Blade: 16.5 mi
- Site of first Little League baseball game: 17.4 mi
- Endless Mountains War Memorial Museum: 9.9 mi
- Eagles Mere: 11.5 mi
- Turbotville Auto Museum: 12.0 mi
- Eagles Mere Air Museum and Eagles Mere Auto Museum: 13.5 mi
- Bartlow Prototype Dealership Building: 14.3 mi
- The Dell: 11.6 mi
- Montour Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Rider Park: 12.9 mi
- Elklick Run Wilderness Area: 15.5 mi
- Conklin Run Wilderness Area: 16.0 mi
- Sullivan County Fairgrounds: 15.6 mi
- Bloomsburg Fountain: 23.0 mi
- Bloomsburg Fair: 23.1 mi
- Bloomsburg University Fountain: 23.1 mi
- Picture Rocks: 0.4 mi
- "The Pier": 10.9 mi
- Fisher Point: 20.8 mi
- Dry Run Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 23.0 mi
- Gibson Hollow Spring: 13.0 mi
- Mineral Spring: 14.0 mi
- Smokey Bear Spring: 23.7 mi
- STREAM Garden: 14.9 mi
- Baldwin House Garden: 15.3 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Hillsgrove Covered Bridge: 13.0 mi
- Forksville Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.7 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 19.7 mi
- Lake Jean Beach: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Picture Rocks Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | E 85° | 762 m | 11.2 mi |
| Central Mountain | E 85° | 685 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chimneystack Rock | E 85° | 684 m | 19.6 mi |
| Burnetts Ridge | NNW 337° | 656 m | 15.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 33° | 653 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sharp Top | NNW 333° | 648 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tompkins Corners Vista | N 349° | 644 m | 18.1 mi |
| Potash Mountain | NNW 327° | 640 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsport Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4636285133
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