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6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker

6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker from directly overhead

6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

The regiment commanded by Major S. H. Starr was sent to Fairfield to capture a Confederate wagon train guarded by Jones’ Brigade of Confederate Cavalry consisting of the 6th 7th & 11th Rgt’s Virginia Cavalry, Clue’s Virginia Battery and the 35th Virg.....

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Sixth Regt. U.S. Cavalry The Marshall and Culberson Houses were the temporary field hospitals of the regiment on July 3rd 1863.
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Coordinates39.82839, -77.36874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 0.2 mi
  • Manor of Maske: 3.9 mi
  • ANV McLaws' & Pickett's Div: 4.6 mi
  • 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 4.7 mi
  • 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Carroll Commons Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 6.9 mi
  • West Fields: 6.9 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 7.3 mi
  • Mont Alto State Park: 8.9 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 24
  • Poplar Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Knob Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 5.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 16.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.4 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Return visit: 7.3 mi
  • Women's Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 7.7 mi
  • Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.3 mi
  • St. Francis: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 274°637 m6.7 mi
Buzzard PeakW 263°593 m5.5 mi
The KnobWNW 293°573 m4.4 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 287°570 m7.6 mi
Pivot RockWNW 289°563 m7.6 mi
Virginia RockSW 233°545 m6.4 mi
Mount NewmanNW 319°544 m5.4 mi
Chimney RocksW 262°535 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138506069747265534234
Precip in3.52.74.04.14.43.94.13.94.94.03.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 4 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7496645129

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