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5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier

5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier from directly overhead

5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 24th MI Morrow(w) / Flanigan (w) / Wight (w) / Edwards marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Stevens’ Battery 5th Maine, 1st Corps. Fought here July 1,2,3, 1863. Also engaged July 1st north of the Seminary
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Coordinates39.81937, -77.22410

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 24th MI Morrow(w) / Flanigan (w) / Wight (w) / Edwards marker: 0.0 mi
  • US General Henry W. Slocum: 0.0 mi
  • 7th WI Robinson / Callis(w) / Finnicum(w): 0.1 mi
  • 2nd WI Fairchild / Mansfield / Otis: 0.1 mi
  • 33rd MA Underwood: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.5 mi
  • West Fields: 1.6 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.9 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.8 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 17.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of 5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 270°593 m13.1 mi
The KnobWNW 281°573 m11.9 mi
Virginia RockWSW 256°545 m13.1 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 293°544 m12.1 mi
Chimney RocksW 269°535 m13.1 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 252°533 m13.6 mi
College MountainSW 222°520 m11.9 mi
Round TopSW 224°520 m13.1 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/7246022642

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