5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin
5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 2nd US Artillery Battery G Butler, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Lieut. Leonard Martin Commanding July 2. Arrived in the afternoon with the Corps and held in reserve. July 3. Brought up to Ziegler’s Grove in rear of Third Division Second Corps on the repulse of Longstreet’s assault.
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 2nd US Artillery Battery G Butler: 0.0 mi
- 108th NY “Rochester Regiment”: 0.0 mi
- 9th MA Artillery Battery Bigelow(w) / Milton: 0.0 mi
- US Albert Woolson: 0.0 mi
- 1st US Artillery “Woodruff’s Battery I” Woodruff+ / McCrea: 0.0 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.5 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.0 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.3 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.7 mi
- West Fields: 1.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.7 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.4 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.2 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.3 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.3 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.5 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 0.5 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 0.5 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 0.9 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 1.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.3 mi
- Women's Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.6 mi
- Return visit: 1.0 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.4 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 16.8 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.4 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.4 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.7 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- Tartown: 11.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.4 mi
- Beach Front: 15.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 271° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 283° | 573 m | 11.4 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 256° | 545 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 295° | 544 m | 11.7 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 270° | 535 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 253° | 533 m | 13.0 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 268° | 533 m | 13.6 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 221° | 520 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7265193056
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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