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Shawmont "Roll of Honor" War Memorial

Shawmont "Roll of Honor" War Memorial from directly overhead

Shawmont "Roll of Honor" War Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottinger Tract, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates40.04461, -75.24993

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ottinger Tract: 0.1 mi
  • Flat Rock Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rolling Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Al Pearlman Sports Center: 1.1 mi
  • Germany Hill: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Lock Tender's House: 0.6 mi
  • Germany Hill War Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • 21st Ward War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Trail of the Year: 1.8 mi
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Great Beech: 2.6 mi
  • Kelpius Cave: 2.9 mi
  • English Park: 3.1 mi
  • Holiday Garden Railway: 3.3 mi
  • Springhouse: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 58
Peaks: 33
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Lafayette Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Militia Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Picnic Area 7: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.4 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 7.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shawmont "Roll of Honor" War Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillW188 m13.9 mi
Mount MiseryWNW176 m12.3 mi
Plumstead HillNNE174 m24.1 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE158 m21.8 mi
Spring MountainNW151 m18.8 mi
Sheep HillWNW151 m24.9 mi
Harmony HillW146 m23.1 mi
Solebury MountainNE142 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536373787669574637
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.24.24.75.04.94.33.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2209521419

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