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Veterans Memorial

Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Bucktail Trail passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Presented in memory of all members of the armed forces of the U.S.A. for the service both past and present, May 26, 1973 Roll of Honor 1861-1865 Protected by Citizens of Millheim and Penn Township
Getting there

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Coordinates40.89483, -77.47532
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Porter Township Park: 8.6 mi
  • Clintondale Park: 8.7 mi
  • Walker Township Park: 9.7 mi
  • Potter Run Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Springs: 42
  • White Pine Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Havice Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Steel Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Lamey Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.3 mi
Museums: 23
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 20
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 7.2 mi
  • Red Candle Island: 12.0 mi
  • Beer Tap: 14.7 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 16.9 mi
  • Deeded Square Inches: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Kish park beach access: 19.2 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadN 5°724 m4.7 mi
Riansares MountainNNE 25°706 m12.0 mi
Big Kettle MountainNNW 334°688 m5.5 mi
Bald MountainSW 220°675 m12.9 mi
Strong MountainS 174°672 m7.9 mi
Thick MountainE 99°671 m6.4 mi
White MountainSE 134°671 m6.8 mi
Winkelblech MountainENE 78°668 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:3920:0420:46
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3216:0216:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867716961503930
Precip in3.02.33.33.63.94.03.94.04.43.63.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millheim, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2872813750

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