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6th PA Cavalry “Rush’s Lancers” Co E & I Haseltine

6th PA Cavalry “Rush’s Lancers” Co E & I Haseltine from directly overhead

6th PA Cavalry “Rush’s Lancers” Co E & I Haseltine is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 93rd NY Butler, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Co’s E & I 6th Penna. Cavalry “Lancers” Reserve Brigade 1st Div. Cavalry Corps On duty as escort to Maj. Gen’l. George G. Meade Com’dg Army of the Potomac Erected by the survivors of the Regiment
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Coordinates39.81469, -77.23218

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 93rd NY Butler: 0.0 mi
  • Oneida NY Cavalry Mann: 0.0 mi
  • US HQ General George Meade: 0.0 mi
  • 8th US Inf Reg Read: 0.0 mi
  • 6th NY Artillery Battery Martin: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.8 mi
  • West Fields: 1.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.8 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.4 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.6 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
  • Fort Roller: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 6th PA Cavalry “Rush’s Lancers” Co E & I Haseltine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 271°593 m12.7 mi
The KnobWNW 283°573 m11.6 mi
Virginia RockWSW 257°545 m12.7 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 295°544 m11.9 mi
Chimney RocksW 271°535 m12.7 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 253°533 m13.1 mi
Briar MountainW 269°533 m13.7 mi
College MountainSW 221°520 m11.4 mi
Conditions

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 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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6681534167

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