Vietnam Era Naval Propeller
Vietnam Era Naval Propeller is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Bowers Mountain stands 640 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam War, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This Vietnam Era naval propeller is dedicated to all who served our country during the Vietnam War period
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam War: 0.0 mi
- Desert Shield/Desert Storm: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Tree: 0.0 mi
- The Korean War: 0.0 mi
- Operation Iraqi Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 14.1 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 16.8 mi
- Candymonium: 17.0 mi
- Carrousel: 17.0 mi
- Hampden Township Veterans Park: 0.1 mi
- Sheaffer Field: 1.4 mi
- Fairwinds Green Space: 1.5 mi
- Creekview Park: 1.6 mi
- Adventure Zone Park: 1.9 mi
- Hawk Rock: 6.6 mi
- Cove Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.4 mi
- Shepherd: 8.1 mi
- Steam Engine Hill: 10.3 mi
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 5.0 mi
- Centennial Barn: 5.2 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 5.3 mi
- Circle of Peace: 2.2 mi
- River Cow: 4.0 mi
- Lion Statue: 4.0 mi
- Dance of Eternal Spring: 4.2 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.3 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 4.6 mi
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 4.6 mi
- McCormick Island: 3.9 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 6.4 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Ibberson Park: 8.5 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.9 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 5.3 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 5.5 mi
- Pine Springs: 10.7 mi
- Letort Spring: 13.7 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 17.1 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 22.3 mi
- Concrete Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rausch Gap: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vietnam Era Naval Propeller. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mountain | W 272° | 640 m | 24.8 mi |
| Flat Rock | W 264° | 578 m | 23.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | NNE 34° | 500 m | 24.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 51° | 491 m | 19.7 mi |
| Third Mountain | NE 45° | 488 m | 12.7 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SW 225° | 488 m | 21.3 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSW 207° | 479 m | 15.8 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 223° | 462 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13387753979
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