Sachs Covered Bridge
Sachs Covered Bridge is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The Sachs Covered Bridge was originally build in 1852. After it was swept away by floodwaters in 1996, it was rebuild.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 14 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- CS HQ Archer Brigade: 1.0 mi
- CS HQ Longstreet: 1.1 mi
- CS McLaw Division: 1.1 mi
- Troup GA Artillery (1st sec) “Carlton Battery”: 1.1 mi
- State of South Carolina: 1.1 mi
- Big Round Top: 2.1 mi
- Little Round Top: 2.2 mi
- Powers Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 3.0 mi
- Culps Hill: 3.3 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.7 mi
- West Fields: 3.5 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.8 mi
- Straban Township Park: 6.0 mi
- Carroll Commons Park: 6.2 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 2.6 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 2.7 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 2.8 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 2.8 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 2.9 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 3.0 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 3.1 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 3.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 7.8 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 7.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 2.9 mi
- Women's Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Return visit: 3.3 mi
- St. Francis: 9.0 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 13.2 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 17.9 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.5 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 14.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.1 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.0 mi
- Tartown: 9.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 0.0 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 11.9 mi
- Beach Front: 12.8 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sachs Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 283° | 637 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 278° | 593 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 294° | 573 m | 9.7 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 260° | 545 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 306° | 544 m | 10.5 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 278° | 535 m | 10.4 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 256° | 533 m | 10.5 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 274° | 533 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/792392802
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 3 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 14 mi
- Hanover · 15 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
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