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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.

What the record says

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

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81853, -77.21544

Overlooks nearby

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: 17
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.4 mi
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

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 PeakW593 m13.6 mi
The KnobWNW573 m12.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m13.6 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m12.6 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m13.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m14.0 mi
College MountainSW520 m12.2 mi
Piney MountainNW513 m13.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4489439139

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