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Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Soldiers and Sailors Monument from directly overhead

Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.45304, -80.01251
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Park: 0.1 mi
  • War Streets Parklet: 0.2 mi
  • Alpine Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
  • Buhl Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • George Washington Revolutionary War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • J.P. "Honus" Wagner Statue: 0.5 mi
  • Southern Pennsylvania World War 2 Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Herron Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Builders: 0.6 mi
  • The Forks: 0.6 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.6 mi
  • Mythic Source: 0.7 mi
  • Pittsburgh Variations: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Grandview Overlook Park: 1.3 mi
  • The Saddle: 1.7 mi
  • Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.7 mi
  • St John's Green: 2.1 mi
  • Oakcliffe Greenway: 2.9 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 55
  • Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Carole's Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Fineview Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.9 mi
  • Ballfield Farm: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.2 mi
  • White Pine Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Grove: 9.0 mi
  • picnic tables: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 7
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Snake Run: 19.8 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big KnobNNW 332°423 m21.0 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 211°417 m16.9 mi
Pollocks KnobSSE 167°407 m14.2 mi
Herron HillE 88°384 m2.8 mi
Bunker HillNW 308°375 m20.0 mi
Rich HillNE 45°365 m12.7 mi
Mt. SycamoreENE 72°229.2 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5120:1320:55
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5330245776

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