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Virigin Mary Statue

Virigin Mary Statue from directly overhead

Virigin Mary Statue is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 499 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cenntenial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

Just a statue of the Virgin Mary

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Coordinates41.33737, -75.52179

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cenntenial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Golden Park: 0.2 mi
  • Golden Park: 0.2 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Moffat Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Cobb: 5.1 mi
  • Blair Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Coon Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Pinnacle Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Montage Mountain: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Historic sites: 54
  • Red Caboose Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Galderi Memorial Fountain: 7.5 mi
  • Lincoln Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • WWI Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Dedication: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 21
Museums: 18
Waterfalls: 12
  • Rattlesnake Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Nay Aug Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Choke Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Salvatore Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Great Falls of the Lehigh: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 10
Beaches: 8
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Deer Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 1.5 mi
  • Campbell's Ledge: 14.2 mi
  • Ridgefield Point: 16.8 mi
  • The Knob: 17.8 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 10.8 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 10.8 mi
  • Robin Cove Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Octave Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Sand Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 15.6 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.7 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 20.7 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Virigin Mary Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillSW 220°690 m9.2 mi
High KnobNNE 15°690 m18.3 mi
Salem HillNNE 13°686 m15.1 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 298°685 m13.5 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 298°681 m13.6 mi
Dresser HillSE 134°673 m11.7 mi
Big Shiney MountainWSW 238°664 m8.6 mi
Panther HillSW 221°662 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3019:5820:40
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2515:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506169747265534333
Precip in2.62.12.83.33.33.83.63.94.13.72.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6274127307

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