Protection of the Flag Monument
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
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Orange Hill: 2.0 mi
- Spanish Hill: 3.5 mi
- Glory Hill: 5.4 mi
- Tallmadge Hill: 6.1 mi
- East Canfield Mountain: 6.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 21.4 mi
- Labrador Duck: 17.2 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 17.8 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 17.8 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 18.3 mi
- Mark Twain: 18.3 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 11.6 mi
- Laporte House: 18.1 mi
- West Endicott Park Carousel: 24.8 mi
- Laquin Falls: 21.3 mi
- Barclay Falls: 21.3 mi
- Bradford Falls: 21.3 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 12.7 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 23.1 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Railroad Springs: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Protection of the Flag Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SW 227° | 691 m | 14.2 mi |
| Kellogg Mountain | S 174° | 649 m | 18.7 mi |
| Lamoka Mountain | S 187° | 592 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cash Mountain | S 188° | 587 m | 20.0 mi |
| Naglee Mountain | S 186° | 585 m | 18.4 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 266° | 573 m | 13.4 mi |
| Baker Hill | W 269° | 572 m | 16.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | S 181° | 571 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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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