20th ME Chamberlain
20th ME Chamberlain is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 20th ME Co B Morrill, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
The main monument is on the southeast side of Little Round Top. This marks the center of the line the regiment held during its famous defense of Little Round Top on July 2nd. It was dedicated in 1886 by the State of Maine.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Here the 20th Maine Regiment, Col. J.L. Chamberlain commanding, forming the extreme left of the national line of battle on the 2nd day of July 1863, repulsed the attack of the extreme right of Longstreet’s Corps and charged in turn, capturing 308 prisoner
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 16.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.8 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Round Top: 0.1 mi
- Big Round Top: 0.3 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 2.0 mi
- Culps Hill: 2.2 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.4 mi
- West Fields: 3.4 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.5 mi
- Straban Township Park: 5.0 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- 20th ME Co B Morrill: 0.0 mi
- 10th PA Reserves "39th PA Infantry Reg" Warner: 0.0 mi
- 9th PA Reserves "38th PA Infantry Reg" Snodgrass: 0.0 mi
- CS HQ Law AL Brigade: 0.1 mi
- 83rd PA Woodward: 0.1 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 1.6 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 1.6 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 2.0 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 2.1 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 2.0 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 2.2 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 3.5 mi
- Koontz Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 9.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 1.6 mi
- Women's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Return visit: 2.9 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.7 mi
- St. Francis: 9.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 15.3 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 15.8 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.0 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.4 mi
- Tartown: 11.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.7 mi
- Beach Front: 14.7 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of 20th ME Chamberlain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 283° | 637 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 279° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 292° | 573 m | 11.9 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 265° | 545 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 303° | 544 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 279° | 535 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 261° | 533 m | 12.5 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 276° | 533 m | 13.6 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/6681686179
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 3 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Westminster · 19 mi
- Frederick County · 24 mi
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