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CS Chesapeake MD Artillery "Brown’s Battery"

CS Chesapeake MD Artillery "Brown’s Battery" from directly overhead

CS Chesapeake MD Artillery "Brown’s Battery" is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockbridge VA Artillery “Graham Battery”, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Army of Northern Virginia Ewell’s Corps Johnson’s Division Latimer’s Battalion Brown’s Battery The Chesapeake Md. Artillery Four 10 Pounder Parrotts
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Coordinates39.82852, -77.21340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Rockbridge VA Artillery “Graham Battery”: 0.0 mi
  • Alleghany VA Artillery "Carpenter Battery": 0.1 mi
  • Milledge GA Artillery Battery: 0.1 mi
  • CS Latimer+ Artillery Battalion: 0.1 mi
  • CS Nelson Artillery Battalion: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.2 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.4 mi
  • West Fields: 1.5 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.1 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 18
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 4.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.7 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.7 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of CS Chesapeake MD Artillery "Brown’s Battery". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 267°593 m13.7 mi
The KnobW 278°573 m12.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 254°545 m13.9 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 289°544 m12.4 mi
Chimney RocksW 267°535 m13.7 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 251°533 m14.4 mi
College MountainSW 222°520 m12.8 mi
Round TopSW 224°520 m14.0 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 solstice07:2716:0516:48

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7271017978

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