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1st RI Light Artillery Battery A “Arnold’s Battery”

1st RI Light Artillery Battery A “Arnold’s Battery” from directly overhead

1st RI Light Artillery Battery A “Arnold’s Battery” is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is CS 26th NC Burgwyn+ / Albright, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1886

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81355, -77.23550

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • CS 26th NC Burgwyn+ / Albright: 0.0 mi
  • 1st MA Sharpshooters Co. Plumer: 0.0 mi
  • 4th US Artillery Reserve Brigade Fitzhugh: 0.0 mi
  • 1st NY Artillery Battery K “Fitzhugh’s Battery”: 0.0 mi
  • 2nd Corps Artillery Brigade Hazard: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.8 mi
  • West Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.8 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.6 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 19
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.0 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 17.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.2 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 1st RI Light Artillery Battery A “Arnold’s Battery”. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW593 m12.5 mi
The KnobWNW573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m12.5 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m11.7 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m12.9 mi
Briar MountainW533 m13.5 mi
College MountainSW520 m11.2 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 solstice07:2716:0516:48

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6689582510

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