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5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin

5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.81588, -77.23420

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 39
Springs: 20
  • 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
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of 5th US Artillery Battery F “Martin’s Battery” Martin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 271°593 m12.6 mi
The KnobWNW 283°573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 256°545 m12.6 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 295°544 m11.7 mi
Chimney RocksW 270°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 253°533 m13.0 mi
Briar MountainW 268°533 m13.6 mi
College MountainSW 221°520 m11.4 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 5080 °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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7265193056

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