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Protection of the Flag Monument

Protection of the Flag Monument from directly overhead

Protection of the Flag Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Mount Pisgah stands 691 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tioga Point Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

fixed construction in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q7251361, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95118, -76.51602

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • round top park: 0.8 mi
  • Valley Playland Park: 0.9 mi
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 1.6 mi
  • Glen R. Clark Memorial Playground: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
  • War Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Ulster Sheshequin Firefighter Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Ulster Totem Pole: 7.3 mi
  • Sheshequin Ulster Armed Forces Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Sullivan's Troops Destruction of Oscalui Village: 11.1 mi
Museums: 17
  • Tioga Point Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Sayre Historical Society: 2.1 mi
  • S.R.A.C. Susquehanna River Archaeological Center: 3.7 mi
  • P.P.Bliss Gospel Songwriters Museum: 11.0 mi
  • The Home Textile & Tool Museum: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
  • Wildwood Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
  • Wildwood Nature Reserve: 3.8 mi
  • Maple Hill State Forest: 10.3 mi
  • Waterman Conservation Education Center: 19.8 mi
  • Apalachin Marsh: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Laquin Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Barclay Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Bradford Falls: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Protection of the Flag Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahSW 227°691 m14.2 mi
Kellogg MountainS 174°649 m18.7 mi
Lamoka MountainS 187°592 m19.2 mi
Oak HillSW 235°588 m15.8 mi
Naglee MountainS 186°585 m18.4 mi
Thompson HillW 266°573 m13.4 mi
Baker HillW 269°572 m16.6 mi
Stone MountainS 181°571 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3220:0320:46
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5316:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465867717062514031
Precip in2.21.82.63.43.14.33.63.34.03.52.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 01000604OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Protection of the Flag Monument, reference 01000604, listed 06/08/01.

OpenStreetMap element way/218190984

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