The Purple Heart
The Purple Heart is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Bowers Mountain stands 640 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Revolutionary War, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- The Purple Heart, originally named the "Badge for Military Merit," was created by George Washington in 1782 in honor of bravery. It became known as the Purple Heart in 1932. Today the Purple Heart honors men and women for wounds suffered in combat [...]
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Revolutionary War: 0.0 mi
- The War of 1812: 0.0 mi
- Operation Enduring Freedom: 0.0 mi
- The Mexican-American War: 0.0 mi
- Operation Iraqi Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Hampden Township Veterans Park: 0.0 mi
- Sheaffer Field: 1.3 mi
- Fairwinds Green Space: 1.5 mi
- Creekview Park: 1.6 mi
- Oyster Mill Park: 1.9 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 8.8 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 14.1 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 16.8 mi
- Candymonium: 16.9 mi
- Carrousel: 16.9 mi
- Hawk Rock: 6.7 mi
- Cove Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.4 mi
- Shepherd: 8.1 mi
- Steam Engine Hill: 10.3 mi
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 4.9 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 5.0 mi
- Centennial Barn: 5.1 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 5.3 mi
- Circle of Peace: 2.2 mi
- River Cow: 3.9 mi
- Lion Statue: 4.0 mi
- Dance of Eternal Spring: 4.1 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 4.5 mi
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 4.6 mi
- McCormick Island: 3.9 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 6.4 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Ibberson Park: 8.5 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.9 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 5.3 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 5.4 mi
- Pine Springs: 10.6 mi
- Letort Spring: 13.8 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 17.0 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 22.2 mi
- Concrete Beach: 5.0 mi
- Rausch Gap: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Purple Heart. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mountain | W 272° | 640 m | 24.9 mi |
| Flat Rock | W 264° | 578 m | 23.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | NNE 33° | 500 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 51° | 491 m | 19.7 mi |
| Third Mountain | NE 45° | 488 m | 12.6 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SW 225° | 488 m | 21.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSW 208° | 479 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 223° | 462 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13387709984
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- York · 26 mi
- Wrightsville · 30 mi
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