Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Mattress Factory: 0.3 mi
- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: 0.3 mi
- Randyland: 0.4 mi
- Moonshot Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh: 0.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- The Builders: 0.6 mi
- The Forks: 0.6 mi
- Mythic Source: 0.6 mi
- Pittsburgh Variations: 0.7 mi
- Pipe Dream IV: 0.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.2 mi
- White Pine Grove: 8.6 mi
- Grove: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.0 mi
- Upper Orchard: 10.2 mi
- USS Requin: 0.6 mi
- William Pitt Union: 3.1 mi
- Canton Avenue: 3.1 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 3.2 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 3.7 mi
- Tiger Beach: 4.2 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.9 mi
- BAB: 22.2 mi
- Hay's Wall: 5.6 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Point Pleasant: 18.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Snake Run: 19.8 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.2 mi
- Francis Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lacock Spring: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quakers Knob | WSW 250° | 443 m | 22.3 mi |
| Big Knob | NNW 332° | 423 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SSW 211° | 417 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSE 167° | 407 m | 14.2 mi |
| Herron Hill | E 88° | 384 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 308° | 375 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 45° | 365 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 72° | 229 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5330245776
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 3 mi
- Ross Township · 5 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 6 mi
- Robinson Township · 6 mi
- Coraopolis · 9 mi
- Franklin Park · 10 mi
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