- Elevation, modelled
- 294 m
- Tallest summit within 16.9 miles
- Pollocks Knob407 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway5.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:54local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4040, -79.8905
Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 294 m. Pollocks Knob stands 407 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pollocks Knob | SSW 197° | 407 m | 10.9 mi |
| Herron Hill | NW 314° | 384 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 12° | 365 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | NNE 17° | 229.2 m | 6.4 mi |
- 5.9 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: 0.6 mi
- Homestead Works Pump House: 0.7 mi
- Homestead Labyrinth: 0.8 mi
- George Washington Statue: 1.8 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Riverview Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clayton Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cowboy Hill: 2.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 3.8 mi
Museums: 57
- National Carpatho-Rusyn Cultural and Educational Center: 0.8 mi
- Frick Art and Historical Center: 3.0 mi
- The Frick Pittsburgh: 3.0 mi
- Car & Carraige Museum: 3.0 mi
- Clayton Mansion: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Westinghouse Atom Smasher: 2.5 mi
- Pittsburgh Yarn Company: 2.8 mi
- Stephen Foster Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Heinz Memorial Chapel: 4.3 mi
- Cathedral of Learning: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Tiger Beach: 10.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.0 mi
- Redds Beach: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Thompson Run Falls: 2.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:13 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 8 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 9 mi
- Irwin · 11 mi
- Ross Township · 11 mi
- Robinson Township · 13 mi
- Franklin Park · 16 mi
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