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VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial

VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial from directly overhead

VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Over the Top, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 10 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
DEDICATED TO THE HONOR AND SACRIFICE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY
Getting there

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Coordinates39.96085, -75.14128

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Over the Top: 0.0 mi
  • 9/11 First Responder Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Living Flame Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940): 0.6 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Grave: 0.7 mi
Parks
  • Madison War Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • 110 Fairmount Ave Park: 0.1 mi
  • Northern Liberties Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
  • Liberty Lands Park: 0.3 mi
  • Vine Street Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Lands Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Spooky Garden: 0.5 mi
  • East Poplar Community Garden: 0.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Fairmount: 2.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 9.5 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of VFW Post 389 Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 293°188 m21.1 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 297°176 m19.7 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 247°137 m21.8 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 337°136 m8.8 mi
Hunting HillW 270°125 m16.4 mi
Osborne HillW 264°113 m24.8 mi
Camp HillNNW 346°104 m12.0 mi
Militia HillNNW 336°104 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13134007646

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