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6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine

6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine from directly overhead

6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine LF marker, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Major James H. Haseltine and was part of the Reserve Brigade of the 1st Division of the Cavalry Corps. The detachment of Companies E & I to Army Headquarters was commanded by Captain Emlen Carpenter.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Gettysburg July 3 1863. Number engaged 365, killed 3 wounded 7 missing 2.
Getting there

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Coordinates39.77957, -77.26069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.3 mi
  • West Fields: 4.3 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 4.5 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 6.3 mi
  • Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 23
  • Spangler's Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 8.4 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.4 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 14.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 16.5 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 287°637 m13.0 mi
Buzzard PeakWNW 284°593 m11.5 mi
The KnobWNW 298°573 m11.0 mi
Virginia RockW 268°545 m10.8 mi
Mount NewmanNW 309°544 m11.9 mi
Chimney RocksWNW 283°535 m11.4 mi
Wildcat RocksW 263°533 m11.1 mi
Briar MountainW 280°533 m12.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7440374057

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