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2nd US Artillery Battery M Pennington

2nd US Artillery Battery M Pennington from directly overhead

2nd US Artillery Battery M Pennington is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is US HQ Cavalry Corps 2nd Div 3rd Brigade Irvin Gregg, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps First Brigade Horse Artillery Battery M Second U.S. Artillery Six 3 inch Rifles Lieut. A.C.M. Pennington commanding
Getting there

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Coordinates39.81837, -77.16917

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.4 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.8 mi
  • West Fields: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • US HQ Cavalry Corps 2nd Div 3rd Brigade Irvin Gregg: 0.0 mi
  • 1st ME Cavalry Smith: 0.0 mi
  • 1st US Artillery Battery E & G Randol: 0.1 mi
  • US Cavalry Corps 3rd PA Heavy Artillery Battery H Rank: 0.2 mi
  • US HQ Cavalry Corps 2nd Brigade Horse Artillery Tidball: 0.2 mi
Museums: 40
  • Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 2.1 mi
  • Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 3.0 mi
  • Battlefield Military Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Gettysburg Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Jennie Wade House Gifts: 3.3 mi
Springs: 17
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 10
Nature reserves: 10
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 5.5 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 19.3 mi
  • Fort Roller: 20.7 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.7 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 13.6 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of 2nd US Artillery Battery M Pennington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW593 m16.0 mi
The KnobW573 m14.8 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m16.0 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m14.9 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m16.0 mi
College MountainSW520 m14.0 mi
Piney MountainNW513 m15.2 mi
Kepner KnobW512 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0020:41
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7324719808

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