Wyoming Monument
Wyoming Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. South Mountain stands 709 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
The Wyoming Monument is an American Revolutionary War monument and grave site located in the Borough of Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1833.
Wikidata Q8040364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 17.4 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Park: 0.2 mi
- Butler Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Frank Slapar Park: 0.8 mi
- Michael V. Charney Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Loveland Park: 1.2 mi
- Denison House: 1.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Forty Fort Marker: 2.3 mi
- Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Old Forge Wall of Honor: 7.1 mi
- Mount Lookout: 2.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Peterson Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Larksville Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Frances Slocum State Park: 3.5 mi
- Bald Mountain Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- Goeringer Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Harry and Mary Goeringer Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 10.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.0 mi
- Nay Aug Falls: 12.5 mi
- Choke Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Luzerne County Museum: 4.6 mi
- Anthracite Museum: 10.2 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 10.2 mi
- History Museum: 11.4 mi
- Electric City Trolley Museum: 11.4 mi
- Toni the Tomato Mule: 3.0 mi
- The Famous Tomato Statue: 3.1 mi
- Hyperview: 4.7 mi
- 'The Office' Mural: 11.7 mi
- Jason Miller: 11.8 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 4.8 mi
- The Big Cow: 5.5 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 10.0 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 10.1 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 10.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.9 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 12.0 mi
- Lower Quad: 12.0 mi
- Upper Quad: 12.0 mi
- Freedom Garden: 12.3 mi
- Pocono Spring: 11.7 mi
- Sand Spring: 14.5 mi
- Octave Spring: 20.0 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 21.0 mi
- Roadside Rest: 14.9 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 15.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 16.9 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.3 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 20.8 mi
- Lake Jean Beach: 22.8 mi
- Tall Timber Beach: 23.0 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 15.2 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 18.3 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Ricketts: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Wyoming Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NW 310° | 709 m | 17.1 mi |
| Big Pine Hill | ESE 114° | 690 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kocher Mountain | WNW 284° | 689 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNE 29° | 685 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | NNE 29° | 681 m | 9.9 mi |
| Miller Mountain | NNW 336° | 672 m | 13.9 mi |
| Stone Mountain | WNW 299° | 670 m | 15.8 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | ESE 104° | 664 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 02000509OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Wyoming Monument, reference 02000509, listed 05/13/02.
OpenStreetMap element way/293454692
Day trips start here
- Wilkes-Barre · 5 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 11 mi
- Scranton · 12 mi
- Dunmore · 14 mi
- Clarks Summit · 15 mi
- Factoryville · 18 mi
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