Historic site · Pennsylvania
12th NJ Hill
12th NJ Hill is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is 14th CT Ellis, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Erected by the State of New Jersey A.D. 1888 in honor of the 12th Regiment of Volunteers a detachment of which in the afternoon of July 2, 1863. charged the Bliss house and barn here capturing the enemy’s skirmish reserve of 7 officers and 85 men ...
How to reach it
Coordinates39.81660, -77.24194
- 0.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.4 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 16 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 14th CT Ellis: 0.0 mi
- Bliss Farm House Marker: 0.0 mi
- 8th OH Sawyer: 0.3 mi
- 4th OH Carpenter: 0.3 mi
- State of North Carolina: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.6 mi
- West Fields: 1.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.7 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.7 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Cemetery Hill: 0.8 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.1 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.3 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.6 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.8 mi
Museums: 38
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.4 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.5 mi
- Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.8 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.8 mi
Springs: 20
- Menchey’s Spring: 0.9 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 1.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 1.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 8.8 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Women's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 1.0 mi
- Return visit: 1.1 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.8 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 14.1 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of 12th NJ Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 271° | 593 m | 12.2 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 283° | 573 m | 11.0 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 256° | 545 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 296° | 544 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 270° | 535 m | 12.1 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 252° | 533 m | 12.7 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 268° | 533 m | 13.2 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 219° | 520 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7254079759
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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