Historic site · Pennsylvania
Camp Letterman
Camp Letterman is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- "The sight of blood never again affected me"
How to reach it
Coordinates39.83945, -77.20598
- 0.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 4 mi
- Chimney Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Camp Letterman: 0.0 mi
- Army of the Potomac Medical Department: 0.1 mi
- Fluvanna VA Artillery “Massie Battery”: 0.7 mi
- Amherst VA Artillery "Kirkpatrick Battery”: 0.7 mi
- CS Nelson Artillery Battalion: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Benner Hill: 1.0 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Straban Township Park: 1.2 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.3 mi
- West Fields: 1.7 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.0 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
Museums: 41
- Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 0.8 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys: 1.4 mi
- The David Wills House Museum: 1.4 mi
Springs: 18
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.7 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.7 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 12
- Return visit: 1.4 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 2.2 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 9.0 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 15.2 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.9 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 6
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 11.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 19.5 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 21.6 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Camp Letterman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbaugh Hill | NW 308° | 605 m | 14.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 311° | 595 m | 14.3 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 264° | 593 m | 14.1 mi |
| The Knob | W 274° | 573 m | 12.7 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 251° | 545 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 285° | 544 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 264° | 535 m | 14.1 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 221° | 520 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10673540966
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 2 mi
- Hanover · 12 mi
- Thurmont · 18 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 19 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 25 mi
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