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75th PA Mahler+ / Ledig

75th PA Mahler+ / Ledig from directly overhead

75th PA Mahler+ / Ledig is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 26th WI Boebel(w) / Baetz(w) / Fuchs, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Like many Pennsylvania regiments who had already erected monuments, the survivors of the 75th Pennsylvania chose to erect a second, larger, monument when the state allocated funding for monuments in the 1880s. It was dedicated in 1888 by the Commonwealth

The record

What the record says

Inscription
75th Pennsylvania Infantry 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Corps July 1. Fought on this position from 2 p.m. until the Corps retired. July 2 & 3. Held position at stone wall near the Cemetery as shown by monument there.
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Coordinates39.84332, -77.22962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 0.2 mi
  • West Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.4 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.3 mi
  • Dog Playground: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 40
Springs: 21
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.1 mi
  • The Spring: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 5
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 19.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 21.1 mi
  • Fort Roller: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of 75th PA Mahler+ / Ledig. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW 311°605 m13.1 mi
Ram HillNW 314°595 m13.2 mi
Buzzard PeakW 263°593 m12.9 mi
The KnobW 274°573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 249°545 m13.4 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 286°544 m11.3 mi
Chimney RocksW 262°535 m12.9 mi
College MountainSW 216°520 m13.0 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 solstice07:2816:0516:48

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6691720099

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