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157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+

157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+ from directly overhead

157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+ is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is US HQ 11-3-1st Brigade Schimmelfennig / von Amsberg, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Erected by the survivors of the 157th Reg’t New York Vol’s in memory of their gallant comrades who fell here, July 1, 1863

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84012, -77.23651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • West Fields: 0.1 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 0.3 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dog Playground: 5.6 mi
Peaks
Museums: 39
Springs: 21
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.8 mi
  • The Spring: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.3 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.8 mi
  • Fort Roller: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of 157th NY Brown(w) / Arrowsmith+. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW 313°605 m13.0 mi
Ram HillNW 316°595 m13.1 mi
Buzzard PeakW 263°593 m12.5 mi
The KnobW 275°573 m11.1 mi
Virginia RockWSW 249°545 m13.0 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 287°544 m11.0 mi
Chimney RocksW 263°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 246°533 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366554435
Precip in3.42.73.63.44.14.73.64.14.63.73.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6691429327

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