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George H. Catlin Memorial House

George H. Catlin Memorial House from directly overhead

George H. Catlin Memorial House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Christ the Teacher Sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Governor Casey Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The Lackawanna Historical Society is headquartered at the Catlin House in Scranton’s Hill Section. The former residence of George H. Catlin, an early financier in the city, and his wife, Helen, the home is one of Scranton’s architectural treasures.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lackawanna Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.40580, -75.65754

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Piazza dell' Arte: 0.3 mi
  • Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Connors Park: 0.4 mi
  • DeNaples Fields: 0.4 mi
  • Renaissance Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Coon Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Montage Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Baby Bell: 4.2 mi
  • West Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves: 35
  • Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.0 mi
  • Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.3 mi
  • Waverly Preserve: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 15
Museums: 14
Artworks: 12
Waterfalls: 10
Gardens: 9
  • Lower Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Mulberry Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 0.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Deer Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Campbell's Ledge: 7.8 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 9.1 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 22.3 mi
  • Ridgefield Point: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 18.8 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 18.8 mi
  • Robin Cove Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Sand Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Octave Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Roadside Rest: 18.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 22.8 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of George H. Catlin Memorial House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillS 174°690 m11.8 mi
Salem HillNE 46°686 m14.4 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 288°685 m5.1 mi
Pinnacle RockWNW 289°681 m5.2 mi
Big Shiney MountainS 181°664 m9.3 mi
Panther HillSSE 167°662 m10.4 mi
West MountainNNW 327°659 m4.2 mi
Bald MountainSSW 201°658 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:3019:5820:40
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:2615:5216:37

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/44871408

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