Historic site · Pennsylvania
5th WI Allen
5th WI Allen is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 49th PA Hulings, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- This regiment moved from centre to this point early July 3rd to resist threatened attack on this flank. Moved hastily back in the afternoon to assist in repelling attack on the center and later took position on the crest of Big Round Top.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.78320, -77.22722
- 1.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 6.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 16.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Big Round Top: 0.7 mi
- Little Round Top: 0.7 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 2.0 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.9 mi
- West Fields: 3.9 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.9 mi
- Straban Township Park: 5.1 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- 49th PA Hulings: 0.0 mi
- US HQ 6-1-3rd Brigade Russell: 0.0 mi
- 6th ME Burnham: 0.1 mi
- 1st NY Light Artillery Battery C Barnes: 0.1 mi
- 119th PA Ellemaker: 0.1 mi
Museums: 39
- Gettysburg Museum: 2.0 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 2.0 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 2.5 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 2.6 mi
Springs: 18
- Spangler's Spring: 2.2 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 2.6 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 4.1 mi
- Koontz Spring: 7.6 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 1.9 mi
- Women's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Return visit: 3.3 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.7 mi
- St. Francis: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 15.2 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.6 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 24.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Founder's Plaza: 9.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 12.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of 5th WI Allen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 281° | 593 m | 13.2 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 293° | 573 m | 12.5 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 267° | 545 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 303° | 544 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 280° | 535 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 263° | 533 m | 12.9 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 278° | 533 m | 14.1 mi |
| Piney Mountain | SW 231° | 524 m | 13.4 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7265250548
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 3 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Westminster · 19 mi
- Frederick County · 24 mi
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