Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Pohopoco Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 23 miles off.
The story
Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument is a historic monument located at Washington Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q7928913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 25.5 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Victory Park: 0.4 mi
- West End Playground: 0.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Roosevelt Playground: 0.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Hungary Hill: 0.5 mi
- Sandstone Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Clover Hill: 2.3 mi
- Marshall's Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bull Head: 4.3 mi
- Lockport, canal town: 2.0 mi
- Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Old Chain Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Community Enhancement 2006 Greening Award: 4.4 mi
- Lehigh County Massacre Gravesite: 4.9 mi
- Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
- Lower Tract: 4.9 mi
- Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park: 5.0 mi
- Nagle Tract: 5.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 205: 6.0 mi
- Halls of Horror: 4.3 mi
- 100 Mile View: 10.4 mi
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Demon Drop: 11.7 mi
- Hydra: The Revenge: 11.7 mi
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Asa Packer Mansion: 10.9 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 11.0 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 11.1 mi
- The NB Center: 11.8 mi
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 8.7 mi
- Jordan Creek Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 11.5 mi
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 0.9 mi
- Sons of Liberty: 4.4 mi
- Palmerton "Patches": 4.4 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 7.4 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 7.8 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.9 mi
- Onoko Falls: 13.0 mi
- Terrace Falls: 13.0 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 10.0 mi
- Stempa Spring: 11.4 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 11.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 12.8 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 11.7 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 11.8 mi
- Carousel Grove: 11.9 mi
- Camp Apple Tree: 12.0 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 13.8 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 1.0 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 8.1 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 10.8 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 12.5 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 17.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 10.2 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Mount Washington: 21.6 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 22.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 24.0 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 20.9 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohopoco Mountain | NNE 20° | 612 m | 19.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NW 319° | 549 m | 15.5 mi |
| Scrub Mountain | NNW 336° | 543 m | 14.7 mi |
| Millstone Mountain | N 355° | 543 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Head Mountain | NNW 326° | 537 m | 18.4 mi |
| Pocono Mountain | NNW 336° | 517 m | 12.0 mi |
| Summer Mountain | N 352° | 515 m | 17.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 334° | 506 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 04000838OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument, reference 04000838, listed 08/11/04.
OpenStreetMap element node/4723828882
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 8 mi
- Allentown · 12 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 12 mi
- Bethlehem · 15 mi
- Emmaus · 15 mi
- Nazareth · 16 mi
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