- Elevation, modelled
- 252 m
- Tallest summit within 14.8 miles
- High Knob690 m · 13.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Governor Casey Byway2.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4666, -75.6221
VFW Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 252 m. High Knob stands 690 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickson City Little League Crystal Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of VFW Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NE 48° | 690 m | 13.2 mi |
| Salem Hill | NE 56° | 686 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WSW 249° | 685 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WSW 250° | 681 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | S 188° | 664 m | 13.7 mi |
| Panther Hill | S 178° | 662 m | 14.3 mi |
| West Mountain | W 261° | 659 m | 4.2 mi |
| Blair Hill | SSE 165° | 645 m | 14.4 mi |
- 2.2 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dickson City Little League Crystal Park: 0.4 mi
- Frank Borgia Park: 1.0 mi
- Elm Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
- Bellman Street Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Bell Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Baby Bell: 3.0 mi
- Hubbard Mountain: 3.6 mi
- West Mountain: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Veterans' Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Pat Montana Memorial Plaque: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- AT&T Long Lines RANSOM Facility Historical Site: 4.1 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Dick & Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Waverly Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Meadowsweet Preserve: 6.7 mi
Museums: 16
- Houdini Museum: 3.2 mi
- Civil War Museum: 4.4 mi
- George H. Catlin Memorial House: 4.6 mi
- Everhart Museum: 4.7 mi
- Everhart Museum: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 16
- Tundra Tornado: 8.2 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 8.2 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 8.3 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 13.5 mi
- weather station: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 1.8 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 1.9 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 3.1 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Christ the Teacher Sculpture: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- Prayer Garden: 4.4 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 4.5 mi
- Lower Quad: 4.5 mi
- Upper Quad: 4.6 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Nay Aug Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 10.5 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wangum Falls: 19.4 mi
- Choke Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 7
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 18.6 mi
- Deer Beach: 18.9 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 21.3 mi
- Gravel Beach: 21.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Sand Spring: 19.2 mi
- Pocono Spring: 19.8 mi
- Octave Spring: 20.2 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 10.3 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 11.6 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 18.0 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 19.1 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Roadside Rest: 19.2 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 22.1 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
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 | 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, 11 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Dunmore · 3 mi
- Clarks Summit · 5 mi
- Scranton · 5 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 9 mi
- Factoryville · 11 mi
- Sterling · 14 mi
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