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Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial

Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial from directly overhead

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.

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What the record says

Material
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Coordinates40.31763, -79.47673

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Peaks
  • 1420: 6.3 mi
  • 1440: 6.4 mi
  • 1462: 6.8 mi
  • 1300: 7.7 mi
  • 1320: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 41
  • 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
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 20
  • 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
Picnic sites: 14
Gardens: 12
  • 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
Beaches: 4
  • Keystone Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 24.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Francis Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Thompson Run Falls: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Vietnam Veterans of Westmoreland Co. Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Penrod HillESE 114°855 m19.3 mi
Parks HillSE 128°854 m19.2 mi
Bear RocksENE 73°745 m15.2 mi
Sun HillS 172°655 m18.3 mi
Sheep HillESE 117°641 m18.3 mi
Peyton HillESE 109°595 m18.1 mi
Penn View MountainENE 63°577 m17.8 mi
Gravel HillESE 110°519 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:4920:1120:52
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3816:1216:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495967717063524234
Precip in3.32.23.43.64.34.94.44.03.53.23.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1692629549

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