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Veterans Memorial Plaza

Veterans Memorial Plaza from directly overhead

Veterans Memorial Plaza is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 345 m. Catherines Knob stands 522 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 14 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
345 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.89997, -80.18577

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monument Park: 0.1 mi
  • College Park (Fountain Park): 0.1 mi
  • Ritche Park: 0.2 mi
  • West Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sunrise Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks: 37
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 7
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 19.5 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 19.6 mi
  • From The Mountain: 20.8 mi
  • Don Knotts: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Catherines KnobS 187°522 m18.6 mi
Bake Oven KnobSSW 201°505 m21.1 mi
Honsocker KnobSW 221°493 m18.0 mi
Devines KnobSSW 192°488 m16.6 mi
Minnie KnobS 169°484 m11.2 mi
Lough KnobSW 229°484 m20.4 mi
Efaw KnobSSW 204°483 m16.1 mi
Fort KnobSSW 192°481 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5320:1320:53
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4016:1717:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506068727164524234
Precip in3.42.83.73.44.34.24.33.93.53.22.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesburg 1 E, 1 mi away.

  • Asian Lady Beetle17 obs
  • Goldenrod Soldier Beetle12 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly12 obs
  • American sycamore11 obs
  • American sweetgum9 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee9 obs
  • Huron Skipper9 obs
  • Western Honey Bee7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357371182

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