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43rd NC Kenan(w) / Lewis

43rd NC Kenan(w) / Lewis from directly overhead

43rd NC Kenan(w) / Lewis is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is CS Daniel NC Brigade, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
“All that men could do, was done nobly” Erected by the State of North Carolina 1988
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.81853, -77.21544

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • CS Daniel NC Brigade: 0.0 mi
  • CS Steuart’s Brigade: 0.1 mi
  • CS O'Neal AL Brigade: 0.1 mi
  • US 28th PA Flynn: 0.1 mi
  • CS Walker “Stonewall Brigade”: 0.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.3 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.7 mi
  • West Fields: 1.9 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.7 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
Museums: 40
  • Battlefield Military Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 0.8 mi
  • Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.9 mi
Springs: 18
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.1 mi
  • Fort Roller: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of 43rd NC Kenan(w) / Lewis. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 270°593 m13.6 mi
The KnobWNW 281°573 m12.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 257°545 m13.6 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 292°544 m12.6 mi
Chimney RocksW 270°535 m13.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 253°533 m14.0 mi
College MountainSW 224°520 m12.2 mi
Round TopSW 226°520 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4489439139

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