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20th ME Chamberlain

20th ME Chamberlain from directly overhead

20th ME Chamberlain is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Round Top, a peak 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

It shows the position to which the 20th Maine advanced during the evening July 2nd and which it held through the morning of the 3rd. The monument was dedicated in 1889.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The 20th Maine Reg. 3d Brig. 1st. Div. 5th Corps Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain captured and held this position on the evening of July 2d, 1863, pursuing the enemy from its front on the line marked by its monument below. The Regt. lost in the battle 130 ki
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Coordinates39.78707, -77.24079

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.6 mi
  • West Fields: 3.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.7 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 5.2 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
  • 12th PA Reserves "41st PA Vol Infantry Regt" Hardin: 0.1 mi
  • 5th PA Reserves "34th PA Vol Infantry Regt" Dare: 0.1 mi
  • 119th PA Ellemaker: 0.1 mi
  • 118th PA “Corn Exchange Reg” Gwyn: 0.1 mi
  • 1st VT Cavalry Preston: 0.2 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 19
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.6 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.4 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of 20th ME Chamberlain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW637 m13.9 mi
Buzzard PeakW593 m12.4 mi
The KnobWNW573 m11.7 mi
Virginia RockW545 m11.9 mi
Mount NewmanNW544 m12.4 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m12.4 mi
Wildcat RocksW533 m12.2 mi
Briar MountainW533 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7128731207

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