Veteran Monmument
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
- 15.6 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Fanny Sellins: 1.1 mi
- Eddie Adams (1933-2004): 1.3 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Memorial Honor Roll: 1.4 mi
- Stephanie Kwolek (1923-2014): 1.6 mi
- Willie Thrower (1930-2002): 1.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sycamore Island: 7.5 mi
- Browns Woods: 8.7 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Kerrwood Park: 8.9 mi
- Glenwood Park: 9.0 mi
- Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM): 1.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Kerr Museum: 5.5 mi
- Hartwood Acres Mansion: 6.9 mi
- Bloop Museum: 7.9 mi
- Hartwood Circle Garden: 7.6 mi
- Penn Hills Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Penn Hills Entrance Garden: Rodi Road: 9.8 mi
- A Second Chance Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Dornbush Rain Garden: 10.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Tunnelville Beach: 17.3 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 18.8 mi
- Tiger Beach: 19.3 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 14.6 mi
- Snake Run: 24.6 mi
- Hay's Wall: 15.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Francis Spring: 16.8 mi
- Livermore: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herron Hill | SW 227° | 384 m | 12.9 mi |
| Locust Knob | ESE 113° | 380 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rich Hill | W 270° | 365 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | SSW 213° | 229.2 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:12 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Acmetonia Lock 3, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9846334174
Day trips start here
- Ross Township · 13 mi
- Franklin Park · 16 mi
- Green Tree · 18 mi
- Irwin · 18 mi
- Cranberry · 19 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 20 mi
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