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William F. Shanaman Monument

William F. Shanaman Monument from directly overhead

William F. Shanaman Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 463 m. Big Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Head, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In appreciation of Hon. William F. Shanaman, President Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club, 1934
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.50821, -76.31059
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Christmas Village Railroad: 10.7 mi
  • Merry Christmas from the Land of Oz: 10.7 mi
  • Ice Skating Rink: 10.7 mi
  • Winter... in the City on the Farm and in the Mountains: 10.8 mi
  • Koziar's Christmas Village: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Frystown Park: 4.3 mi
  • Frystown Lions Park: 4.3 mi
  • Canal Park: 4.6 mi
  • Rehrersburg Lions Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Front Trail Parking/Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
Peaks: 51
  • Swatara Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Summerhill: 4.3 mi
  • Camp Blue Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Little Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Swope Mountain: 7.1 mi
Museums: 38
Nature reserves: 29
Artworks: 27
  • Santa Claus: 10.8 mi
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 16.2 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 16.3 mi
  • Owl Totem Pole: 19.1 mi
  • Sculpture Plaza: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 19
Picnic sites: 15
  • Ampitheater: 9.6 mi
  • Swing Circle: 9.7 mi
  • Main Campfire Circle: 9.8 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 16.2 mi
Springs: 11
  • Pine Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Pocahontas Spring: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Acrigg's Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Swatara Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Un-named Falls: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of William F. Shanaman Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW552 m22.4 mi
Big Lick MountainWNW545 m15.6 mi
Ashland MountainN530 m18.9 mi
Broad MountainNNE518 m20.8 mi
Good Spring MountainNW500 m13.2 mi
Short MountainWNW500 m22.4 mi
The PinnacleENE498 m22.2 mi
Dans PulpitENE497 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:17
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747366544334
Precip in3.12.53.63.74.04.54.94.64.64.13.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10047624855

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