Sachs Covered Bridge
Sachs Covered Bridge is a covered bridge 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 story
The Sachs Covered Bridge , also known as Sauck's Covered Bridge and Waterworks Covered Bridge, is a 100-foot (30 m), Town truss covered bridge over Marsh Creek between Cumberland and Freedom Townships, Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge was also known as the Sauches Covered Bridge at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. During the American Civil War, both the Union and Confederate Armies used the bridge in the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. It is reportedly known to be severely haunted as a result.
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Wikidata Q7396771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1854
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
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 0.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.1 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.0 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
- Tartown: 9.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 80003395OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Sauck's Covered Bridge, reference 80003395, listed 08/25/80.
OpenStreetMap element way/340633741
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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