Historic site · Pennsylvania
1st US Artillery Battery H Eakin(w) / Mason
1st US Artillery Battery H Eakin(w) / Mason is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is KY State, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Battery H First U. S. Artillery July 2. In position on Cemetery Hill facing the Emmitsburg Road. Engaged July 2nd and 3rd. Lieut. Eakin severely wounded after his guns went into battery and the command devolved on Lieut. Philip D. Mason.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.81936, -77.23125
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- KY State: 0.0 mi
- Soldiers' National Monument: 0.0 mi
- Corporal Jack Skelly: 0.0 mi
- 1st MN Urn: 0.0 mi
- WV Art “Pierpont Battery C” Hill: 0.0 mi
Peaks
- Cemetery Hill: 0.2 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.5 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.0 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.1 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.6 mi
- West Fields: 1.4 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.4 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.2 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.2 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.2 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.2 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.3 mi
- Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.3 mi
Springs: 20
- Menchey’s Spring: 0.3 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 0.8 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 1.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.3 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 13
- Women's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.6 mi
- Return visit: 0.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.3 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.9 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.7 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.4 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.4 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 1st US Artillery Battery H Eakin(w) / Mason. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 270° | 593 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 282° | 573 m | 11.5 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 255° | 545 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 294° | 544 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 269° | 535 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 252° | 533 m | 13.3 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 221° | 520 m | 11.7 mi |
| Round Top | SW 223° | 520 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 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/7320786794
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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