Historic site · Pennsylvania
2nd US Artillery Battery B & L Heaton
2nd US Artillery Battery B & L Heaton is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Powers Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps First Brigade Horse Artillery Batteries B and L 2nd United States Artillery Six 3 inch Rifles Lieut. Edward Heaton Commanding
How to reach it
Coordinates39.80476, -77.22247
- 1.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Powers Hill: 0.1 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 0.9 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- 77th NY “Bemis Heights Battalion” French: 0.2 mi
- PA Artillery “Knap’s Battery E” Atwell: 0.2 mi
- 1st MD Artillery Battery A “Rigby’s Battery” Rigby: 0.2 mi
- 1st NY Light Artillery Battery M Woodbury: 0.2 mi
- 4th NJ Ewing: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.5 mi
- West Fields: 2.5 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.7 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Museums: 38
- Gettysburg Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.5 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 1.2 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
Springs: 17
- Spangler's Spring: 0.7 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.1 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.9 mi
- Koontz Spring: 8.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 12
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.5 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Return visit: 1.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 9.9 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 15.4 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 15.9 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.0 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.1 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 11.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.2 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Founder's Plaza: 11.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of 2nd US Artillery Battery B & L Heaton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 274° | 593 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 286° | 573 m | 12.2 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 260° | 545 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 297° | 544 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 274° | 535 m | 13.2 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 257° | 533 m | 13.4 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 272° | 533 m | 14.2 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 226° | 520 m | 11.3 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7324425167
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 2 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Chambersburg · 25 mi
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