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Army of the Potomac Medical Department

Army of the Potomac Medical Department from directly overhead

Army of the Potomac Medical Department is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Letterman, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Location of the Field Hospitals During the Battle of Gettysburg

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84149, -77.20585

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Camp Letterman: 0.1 mi
  • Camp Letterman: 0.1 mi
  • Staunton VA Artillery Battery: 0.8 mi
  • Courtney VA Artillery “Tanner’s Battery”: 0.8 mi
  • Green's LA Guard Artillery Battery: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Straban Township Park: 1.2 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.4 mi
  • West Fields: 1.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.1 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Museums: 42
Springs: 19
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 13.5 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 6
Attractions: 5
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 4.5 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 19.7 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 21.7 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Army of the Potomac Medical Department. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW 308°605 m14.2 mi
Ram HillNW 311°595 m14.2 mi
Buzzard PeakW 264°593 m14.2 mi
The KnobW 274°573 m12.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW 251°545 m14.5 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 285°544 m12.6 mi
Chimney RocksW 263°535 m14.1 mi
College MountainSW 221°520 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0120:41
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10652612630

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