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76th NY “Courtland County Regiment” Glover+ / Cook

76th NY “Courtland County Regiment” Glover+ / Cook from directly overhead

76th NY “Courtland County Regiment” Glover+ / Cook is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th IN Grover, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
76th New York Infantry, 2d Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps Fire opened McPherson Ridge, July 1st, 1863, at 10 a.m. —- Second stand at R.R. cut. —- Third at Culp’s Hill July 2nd and 3rd.
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Coordinates39.82052, -77.22048

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 7th IN Grover: 0.0 mi
  • 95th NY “Warren Rifles” Biddle(w) / Pye: 0.0 mi
  • 5th US Artillery Battery K Kinzie: 0.0 mi
  • PA Artillery “Knap’s Battery E” Atwell: 0.0 mi
  • US General George Greene: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.5 mi
  • West Fields: 1.6 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.7 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 18
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.0 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.1 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of 76th NY “Courtland County Regiment” Glover+ / Cook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW593 m13.3 mi
The KnobW573 m12.1 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m13.4 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m12.3 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m13.3 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m13.8 mi
College MountainSW520 m12.1 mi
Piney MountainNW513 m13.2 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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7437580945

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