Historic site · Pennsylvania
Revolutionary War Memorial
Revolutionary War Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Long Hill stands 332 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia Avenue Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 7.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The farthest inland point reached in the British invasion of the northern colonies during the revolutionary war September 21-23, 1777
How to reach it
Coordinates40.12914, -75.52715
- 7.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 11.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 12.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Virginia Avenue Park: 0.2 mi
- Carey Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Dessano Field: 0.3 mi
- Steelpointe Park: 0.4 mi
- Cascaden Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- The Schuylkill River Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
- Locktender's House: 1.5 mi
- Wharton Esherick Museum: 3.6 mi
- American Treasure Tour Museum: 3.9 mi
- Valley Forge Station: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Pickering Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Diamond Rock Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Hollow Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Binky Lee Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Cool Valley Preserve: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Rock Snake: 1.8 mi
- Eternal Flame: 3.3 mi
- Nathanael Greene Monument: 5.0 mi
- Sacrifice and Devotion: 5.0 mi
- Cannon: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- Charlestown Mill: 2.5 mi
- Pawling Sycamore: 3.9 mi
- redoubt 4: 4.5 mi
- Varnum's Quarters: 4.7 mi
- Star Redoubt: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Phoenixville Post 482 American Legion: 0.7 mi
- Phoenixville Bicentennial Time Capsule: 0.7 mi
- Griffen Gun Memorial: 0.7 mi
- David Reeves Memorial: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 59
- Phoenixville Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- P D Home & Garden: 3.8 mi
- Brightside Farm Park Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Bishop White Courtyard: 5.0 mi
- Let's Cultivate Food: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Diamond Rock Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Misery: 3.9 mi
- Mount Joy: 4.7 mi
- Sheep Hill: 9.4 mi
- Spring Mountain: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pavilion 1: 4.3 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 11.2 mi
- Winding Way Park: 11.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 12.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Magnesium Spring: 5.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 5.4 mi
- Yellow Spring: 5.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 7.8 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 7.4 mi
- Milford Mills: 11.5 mi
- Darling: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Monkey Rock: 8.8 mi
- Millers Point: 13.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Revolutionary War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | NNW 329° | 332 m | 17.6 mi |
| Church Hill | NW 315° | 332 m | 23.4 mi |
| Fancy Hill | NW 326° | 331 m | 16.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 330° | 318 m | 16.2 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | W 268° | 313 m | 21.2 mi |
| Williams Hill | WNW 289° | 306 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 297° | 305 m | 13.6 mi |
| Thomas Hill | WNW 283° | 295 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenixville 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6199185586
Day trips start here
- Phoenixville · 0 mi
- Audubon · 5 mi
- Collegeville · 6 mi
- Malvern · 7 mi
- King of Prussia · 8 mi
- Exton · 9 mi
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