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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 109 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

monument in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Dates from 1874-07-04.

Wikidata Q1121083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.03796, -76.30568

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 38
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.0 mi
  • Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 7.4 mi
  • Wall of Rememberance: 8.3 mi
  • Ephrata Unleashed Memorial: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 32
  • Steinman Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 0.3 mi
  • Kids With Balloons: 3.3 mi
  • Reading At Pondside: 3.4 mi
  • William Penn: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 2.3 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 8.2 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 8.2 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 10.5 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 12.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Lititz Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakNNE 17°396 m21.7 mi
Governor Dick HillNNW 331°350 m16.4 mi
Spring HillNNW 338°331 m15.5 mi
Cushion PeakNNE 34°320 m22.1 mi
Welsh MountainENE 74°313 m20.7 mi
Eagle RockN 357°306 m14.2 mi
Silver HillENE 61°283 m20.4 mi
Round TopWNW 302°281 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3719:5820:38
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341536271767467554436
Precip in3.02.53.53.53.64.14.53.64.84.23.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/33446105

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