26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker
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
- 3.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 21.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 5 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Carr Hill: 3.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 3.7 mi
- Wilson Hill: 3.8 mi
- Culps Hill: 4.1 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 2.5 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 2.6 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 3.0 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys: 3.3 mi
- 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
- Return visit: 3.3 mi
- Women's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 4.3 mi
- St. Francis: 12.3 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 12.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 10.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 17.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 20.3 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 15.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 16.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 18.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 18.8 mi
- 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
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 18.9 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 20.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Tartown: 9.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.4 mi
- Beach Front: 14.1 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | W 263° | 637 m | 11.2 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NW 319° | 605 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 322° | 595 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | WSW 256° | 593 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NW 308° | 587 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sier Hill | NW 313° | 586 m | 11.2 mi |
| The Knob | W 270° | 573 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 311° | 566 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7438708598
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 3 mi
- Hanover · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Thurmont · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 21 mi
- Westminster · 24 mi
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