6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine LF marker
6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine LF marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cavalry Corps 1st Div Reserve Brigade position, a historic site 0.1 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.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Gettysburg July 3 1863. Number engaged 365, killed 3 wounded 7 missing 2.
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 5.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 14 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 25 mi
- White Rocks · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Round Top: 1.5 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.8 mi
- Powers Hill: 3.1 mi
- Harpers Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 3.6 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.6 mi
- West Fields: 4.5 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 4.7 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Carroll Commons Park: 6.3 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 3.1 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 3.3 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 3.3 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 3.4 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 3.6 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 3.7 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 4.2 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 7.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 3.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Return visit: 4.1 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 8.1 mi
- St. Francis: 8.1 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.6 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.7 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 14.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 16.3 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 20.7 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 14.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 8.1 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Tartown: 10.4 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.0 mi
- Beach Front: 13.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of 6th PA Cavalry Reg "Rush's Lancers" Haseltine LF marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 288° | 637 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | WNW 285° | 593 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 299° | 573 m | 10.9 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 268° | 545 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 310° | 544 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | WNW 284° | 535 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 264° | 533 m | 10.9 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 281° | 533 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7440912941
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 4 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 14 mi
- Hanover · 15 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 22 mi
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