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World War One Memorial

World War One Memorial from directly overhead

World War One Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. North Knob stands 817 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is World War One Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Governor Casey Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
CARL BAKER, FRANK KELLY, WM. J. GRIFFITHS, GEORGE R. MORGAN, THOMAS HARVEY, MAURICE L. PHILLIPS, RICHARD T. HENWOOD, JAMES, ROACH, JOSEPH HOUSTON, JOHN ZALECKI, DAVID S. JONES NICHOLAS E. SELGRATH "PEACE IS DEAR BUT MOTHER IS SORROWFUL" - Nov 11, 1918
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Coordinates41.52681, -75.54708

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • World War One Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rippy Callahan Recreational Park: 0.3 mi
  • Valley View Estates: 0.5 mi
  • Aylesworth Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ed Staback Regional Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Cary Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Meyers Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Hubbard Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Kennedy Hill: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 49
Nature reserves: 23
Attractions: 21
Museums: 13
Artworks: 11
Gardens: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Nay Aug Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Wangum Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Carley Brook Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Salvatore Falls: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Deer Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Palmyra Township Public Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 21.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Spencer Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Octave Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Sand Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 12.5 mi
  • Campbell's Ledge: 17.3 mi
  • Ridgefield Point: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 19.0 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 19.0 mi
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
  • Roadside Rest: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of World War One Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North KnobN817 m13.0 mi
South KnobN792 m12.3 mi
Elk HillN748 m12.7 mi
High KnobNE690 m7.6 mi
Salem HillENE686 m4.9 mi
Pinnacle RockWSW681 m12.5 mi
Lackawanna MountainNNE677 m9.6 mi
West MountainWSW659 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:14
June solstice05:2919:5820:40
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2615:5116:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212230425462676558473626
Precip in3.53.03.64.24.95.05.04.55.05.03.84.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant MT 1 W, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5802439768

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