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MI 1st, 5th, 6th & 7th MI Vol Cavalry Regs Custer

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MI 1st, 5th, 6th & 7th MI Vol Cavalry Regs Custer is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Div 2nd Brigade Custer, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 3.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Erected by the State of Michigan to honor her martyrs & heros who fought in defence of liberty and union.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.82615, -77.16529

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Straban Township Park: 2.1 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.9 mi
  • West Fields: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Div 2nd Brigade Custer: 0.0 mi
  • MD Cavalry Co A "Purnell Legion" Duvall: 0.0 mi
  • US Cavalry Corps 2nd Division David Gregg: 0.1 mi
  • US Cavalry Corps 2nd Div 1st Brigade McIntosh: 0.1 mi
  • US Gregg Cavalry Shaft: 0.1 mi
Museums: 43
  • Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 2.2 mi
  • Battlefield Military Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 3.4 mi
  • Gettysburg Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Jennie Wade House Gifts: 3.5 mi
Springs: 17
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 11
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 7
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.2 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 5.8 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 19.9 mi
  • Fort Roller: 20.7 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 14.1 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of MI 1st, 5th, 6th & 7th MI Vol Cavalry Regs Custer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW605 m16.6 mi
Ram HillNW595 m16.6 mi
Buzzard PeakW593 m16.2 mi
The KnobW573 m14.9 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m16.3 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m14.9 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m16.2 mi
College MountainSW520 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0020:41
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7281190047

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