Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Historic site · Pennsylvania

54th NY “Hiram Barney Rifles” Kovacs+ / Both marker

54th NY “Hiram Barney Rifles” Kovacs+ / Both marker from directly overhead

54th NY “Hiram Barney Rifles” Kovacs+ / Both marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th WV Lockwood, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

The 54th New York Infantry was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Major Stephen Kovacs. He was captured on July 1, and Lieutenant Ernst Both then took command. The 54th New York brought 216 men to the field and lost 7 killed, 47 wounded and 48 missi

The record

What the record says

Inscription
54th Regt. N. Y. Infantry (Hiram Barney Rifles) 1st Brig. 1st Div. 11th Corp
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.82216, -77.22782

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.3 mi
  • West Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.9 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • 7th WV Lockwood: 0.0 mi
  • 68th NY “Cameron Rifles” von Boury d’Ivernois: 0.0 mi
  • 17th CT Fowler+ / Brady: 0.0 mi
  • US HQ 11-1-1st von Gilsa: 0.0 mi
  • 153rd PA Freuauff: 0.1 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 19
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of 54th NY “Hiram Barney Rifles” Kovacs+ / Both marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW593 m12.9 mi
The KnobW573 m11.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m13.0 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m11.9 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m12.9 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m13.5 mi
Briar MountainW533 m14.0 mi
College MountainSW520 m11.9 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/7438493986

More historic sites in Pennsylvania

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore historic sites
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to 54th NY “Hiram Barney Rifles” Kovacs+ / Both marker.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens