Philadelphia Brigade Monument
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Philadelphia Brigade Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 154 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is BG William E. Starke Mortally Wounded Here, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
park in the United States of America
Wikidata Q49542066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 154 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 5.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 7 mi
- Stone Fort · 10 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- BG William E. Starke Mortally Wounded Here: 0.0 mi
- 19th Ind: 0.1 mi
- 15th MA: 0.1 mi
- Lt. Col John Lemuel Stetson Killed Here - 59th NY: 0.1 mi
- Early’s Brigade: 0.1 mi
- Hauser Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 0.7 mi
- Red Hill: 3.1 mi
- Ferry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Devils Backbone: 5.4 mi
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 2.5 mi
- Taylor Park: 3.0 mi
- James Rumsey Park: 4.1 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Bane Harris Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Lock 40: 1.7 mi
- Lock 39: 2.9 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 4.0 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 4.2 mi
- Little House: 4.4 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 0.4 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 1.9 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 2.1 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 2.5 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 3.3 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 6.8 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 7.1 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 13.8 mi
- Spout Spring: 14.7 mi
- Cooper Springs: 17.8 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.5 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.6 mi
- Spire: 18.4 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 18.5 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 18.6 mi
- Dargan Bend: 7.9 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
- Beach Front: 22.1 mi
- River Access: 24.4 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 2.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.2 mi
- Four Square Garden: 2.5 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.3 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 14.3 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.6 mi
- Harmony Grove: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Philadelphia Brigade Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 40° | 654 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NW 324° | 616 m | 20.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 52° | 572 m | 19.1 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 64° | 562 m | 15.5 mi |
| High Rock | NE 39° | 559 m | 19.2 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 51° | 549 m | 10.4 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 55° | 538 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | ESE 108° | 536 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358239847
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 1 mi
- Shepherdstown · 4 mi
- Boonsboro · 5 mi
- Washington County · 9 mi
- Hagerstown · 11 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 11 mi
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