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Ashland VA Artillery “Woolfolk Battery”

Ashland VA Artillery “Woolfolk Battery” from directly overhead

Ashland VA Artillery “Woolfolk Battery” is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan"Bedford VA Artillery", a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Army of Northern Virginia Longstreet’s Corps Artillery Reserve Alexander’s Battalion Woolfolk’s Battery The Ashland Virginia Artillery Two 20 Pounder Parrotts Two Napoleons
Getting there

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Coordinates39.79975, -77.25588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Jordan"Bedford VA Artillery": 0.0 mi
  • CS HQ Longstreet: 0.0 mi
  • CS McLaw Division: 0.0 mi
  • Troup GA Artillery (1st sec) “Carlton Battery”: 0.0 mi
  • Parker VA Artillery: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.9 mi
  • West Fields: 2.9 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 5.0 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
Museums: 37
Springs: 22
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 0.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.1 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Ashland VA Artillery “Woolfolk Battery”. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 281°637 m12.9 mi
Buzzard PeakW 277°593 m11.5 mi
The KnobWNW 290°573 m10.7 mi
Virginia RockW 260°545 m11.2 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 303°544 m11.3 mi
Chimney RocksW 276°535 m11.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 256°533 m11.6 mi
Briar MountainW 273°533 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7128994185

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