Historic site · Pennsylvania
NY Auxiliary Monument
NY Auxiliary Monument is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 2nd NJ Artillery “Clark’s Battery” Clark, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The State of New York in recognition of the services rendered by those corps division and brigade commanders at Gettysburg not elsewhere honored on this field.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.80429, -77.23438
- 0.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 16 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 2nd NJ Artillery “Clark’s Battery” Clark: 0.0 mi
- US HQ Artillery Reserve 1st Brigade McGilvery: 0.0 mi
- 4th PA Cavalry Doster: 0.0 mi
- US Cavalry Corps 3rd PA Heavy Artillery Battery H Rank: 0.0 mi
- 2nd CT Artillery “Sterling’s Battery” Sterling: 0.0 mi
Peaks
- Powers Hill: 0.7 mi
- Little Round Top: 0.9 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.2 mi
- Big Round Top: 1.2 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.4 mi
- West Fields: 2.4 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.5 mi
- Straban Township Park: 4.1 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 39
- Gettysburg Museum: 0.7 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 1.0 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 1.1 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 1.1 mi
Springs: 17
- Spangler's Spring: 1.2 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.2 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.6 mi
- Koontz Spring: 8.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.7 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Return visit: 1.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.5 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 14.8 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 16.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 18.7 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Founder's Plaza: 10.6 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of NY Auxiliary Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 275° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 287° | 573 m | 11.6 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 260° | 545 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 298° | 544 m | 12.1 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 274° | 535 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 256° | 533 m | 12.8 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 272° | 533 m | 13.6 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 223° | 520 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/710690089
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 2 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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