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Veteran Monmument

Veteran Monmument from directly overhead

Veteran Monmument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Herron Hill stands 384 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is East Deer Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
List of Names | World War i, World II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Desert Storm, Operations Iraqi Freedom

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.58229, -79.77865

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Deer Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Deer River Front Park: 0.1 mi
  • City of Arnold - 18th Street Baseball Field: 0.5 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Roosevelt Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Rich Hill: 3.3 mi
  • McCracken Hill: 3.8 mi
  • McKelvey Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Mt. Sycamore: 7.4 mi
  • Gascola slag dump summit: 8.4 mi
Artworks
  • Ring Series: 6.7 mi
  • Monumental Holistic Image IV: 6.8 mi
  • Tower Iron: 6.9 mi
  • Hence: 6.9 mi
  • Stretch: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 58
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Pavillion: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 5.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 8.2 mi
  • picnic tables: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Tour-Ed Mine: 2.6 mi
  • Lookout Point: 10.3 mi
  • Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 11.2 mi
  • Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 12.3 mi
  • Heinz Memorial Chapel: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Tunnelville Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Tiger Beach: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thompson Run Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Snake Run: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Hay's Wall: 15.8 mi
  • Fossils Cliff: 23.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Francis Spring: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Veteran Monmument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Herron HillSW 227°384 m12.9 mi
Locust KnobESE 113°380 m17.9 mi
Rich HillW 270°365 m3.3 mi
Mt. SycamoreSSW 213°229.2 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4920:1320:54
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4016:1216:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737165534234
Precip in3.42.93.73.73.94.44.53.64.23.33.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9846334174

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