- Elevation, modelled
- 210 m
- Tallest summit within 14.7 miles
- Clarks Knob709 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway21.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0441, -77.5378
Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 210 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Knob | W 272° | 709 m | 11.1 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NNW 334° | 683 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fenton Knob | NNW 346° | 664 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NNW 332° | 662 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NNW 348° | 647 m | 12.5 mi |
| Price Knob | NNW 342° | 646 m | 12.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | S 171° | 637 m | 14.7 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 151° | 631 m | 6.6 mi |
- 21.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 29.1 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 25.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 23 mi
- Chimney Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Timber Hill: 1.2 mi
- Poke Hill: 5.1 mi
- Stony Knob: 5.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Methodist Hill: 6.6 mi
Parks
- Dykeman Park: 1.2 mi
- Eckels Field: 1.2 mi
- Shippensburg Township Park: 1.9 mi
- Southampton Park: 3.1 mi
- Letterkenny Township Supervisors: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 1.3 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 1.4 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 10.0 mi
- Camp Michaux: 10.5 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 12.0 mi
Museums: 29
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 1.1 mi
- Conrail Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 1.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 12.3 mi
- National Apple Museum: 17.0 mi
Springs: 25
- Tar Kettle Springs: 8.6 mi
- Falling Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.7 mi
- The Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bucher Spring: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Votive 8: 1.3 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.8 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Pavillon 5: 16.4 mi
- Pavillon 3: 16.4 mi
- Pavillon 4: 16.4 mi
- Pavillon 1: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 9.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 11.1 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Peace Garden: 0.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 1.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.7 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 1 mi away.
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