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72nd PA "Philadelphia Brigade" Baxter(w) / Hesser

72nd PA "Philadelphia Brigade" Baxter(w) / Hesser from directly overhead

72nd PA "Philadelphia Brigade" Baxter(w) / Hesser is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Alonzo Cushing, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

The story

monument in Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania

Wikidata Q4643222, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81292, -77.23573

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.8 mi
  • West Fields: 1.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.9 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.6 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.0 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 17.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.2 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of 72nd PA "Philadelphia Brigade" Baxter(w) / Hesser. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 272°593 m12.5 mi
The KnobWNW 284°573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 257°545 m12.4 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 296°544 m11.8 mi
Chimney RocksW 271°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 254°533 m12.9 mi
Briar MountainW 269°533 m13.5 mi
College MountainSW 221°520 m11.2 mi

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 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/5689247088

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