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26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker

26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker from directly overhead

26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
This marker indicates the general area where this newly formed regiment had set up camp and briefly encountered General John B. Gordon’s Brigade on June 26.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.85329, -77.28566

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot: 0.3 mi
  • Manor of Maske: 1.7 mi
  • CS Archer captured: 1.9 mi
  • CS HQ Archer Brigade: 2.1 mi
  • 7th WI Robinson / Callis(w) / Finnicum(w): 2.1 mi
Parks
  • West Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.0 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 5.2 mi
  • Dog Playground: 5.3 mi
Peaks
Museums: 36
Springs: 23
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 6.1 mi
  • The Spring: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 263°637 m11.2 mi
Strasbaugh HillNW 319°605 m10.5 mi
Ram HillNW 322°595 m10.7 mi
Buzzard PeakWSW 256°593 m10.1 mi
Mitten HillNW 308°587 m11.4 mi
Sier HillNW 313°586 m11.2 mi
The KnobW 270°573 m8.4 mi
Rocky KnobNW 311°566 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138506069747265534234
Precip in3.52.74.04.14.43.94.13.94.94.03.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7438708598

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