Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial
Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. Penrod Hill stands 855 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Lakes Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Lakes Park: 0.3 mi
- Peach Park: 0.6 mi
- Ann Rudd Saxman Nature Park: 1.3 mi
- Bovard Commuity Park: 1.6 mi
- Olimpio Park: 2.2 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue: 4.2 mi
- Saint Filumena Shrine: 4.3 mi
- Site of Strickler's Drug Store, Home of the Banana Split: 4.8 mi
- Latrobe War Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Slickville Veteran's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Tipping Bucket: 11.0 mi
- Soak Zone: 11.0 mi
- Wild Mouse: 11.1 mi
- Olde Idlewild: 11.1 mi
- Daniel Tiger Stage: 11.2 mi
- Westmoreland Museum of American Art: 3.7 mi
- KLBE Air Museum: 5.0 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 10.8 mi
- Big Mac Museum: 11.3 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 13.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.0 mi
- Locust Knob: 11.4 mi
- Heinz Hill: 14.5 mi
- Bear Rocks: 15.2 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Alpine Park: 14.6 mi
- Valley Park: 14.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 15.3 mi
- Tomer Reserve: 15.4 mi
- Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.2 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 4.7 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 7.7 mi
- North Woods: 20.3 mi
- Goldenrod: 20.3 mi
- Wagon Wheel: 20.3 mi
- Quiet Acres 2: 20.3 mi
- Keystone Beach: 6.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 24.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.9 mi
- Francis Spring: 16.0 mi
- Kooser Spring: 20.7 mi
- Paterson Spring: 24.7 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 19.3 mi
- Beam Rocks: 21.2 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 19.8 mi
- The Sail: 22.3 mi
- Freedom and Liberation Wall: 24.1 mi
- Livermore: 12.5 mi
- West Overton: 14.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrod Hill | ESE 114° | 855 m | 19.3 mi |
| Parks Hill | SE 128° | 854 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bear Rocks | ENE 73° | 745 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sun Hill | S 172° | 655 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sheep Hill | ESE 117° | 641 m | 18.3 mi |
| Peyton Hill | ESE 109° | 595 m | 18.1 mi |
| Penn View Mountain | ENE 63° | 577 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ESE 110° | 519 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1692629549
Day trips start here
- Greensburg · 4 mi
- New Stanton · 9 mi
- Irwin · 12 mi
- Donegal · 15 mi
- Connellsville · 22 mi
- Somerset · 30 mi
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