6th US Cavalry Regiment Starr
6th US Cavalry Regiment Starr is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- July 3 Moved at 12 m. with the Brigade from Emmitsburg to attack the Confederate Right and Rear but was detached from the Brigade to intercept the Confederate wagon train supposed to be near Fairfield or Millerstown. Engaged a superior force of the Confed
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.9 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: 1.9 mi
- Powers Hill: 3.1 mi
- Harpers Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 3.7 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.7 mi
- West Fields: 4.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 4.8 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- E. Eugene Myers Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 3.2 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 3.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 3.4 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 3.5 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 3.7 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 3.7 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 4.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 7.8 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 3.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Return visit: 4.2 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 8.0 mi
- St. Francis: 8.0 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.7 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 14.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 20.6 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 14.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 22.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.8 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Tartown: 10.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.0 mi
- Beach Front: 13.1 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of 6th US Cavalry Regiment Starr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 289° | 637 m | 12.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | WNW 285° | 593 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 299° | 573 m | 11.0 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 269° | 545 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 311° | 544 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | WNW 285° | 535 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 264° | 533 m | 10.9 mi |
| Briar Mountain | WNW 281° | 533 m | 12.3 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/7439448976
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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