Historic site · Pennsylvania
Signal Corps U.S.A.
Signal Corps U.S.A. is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 146th NY Garrard / Tuttle, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Memorial Tablet to the Signal Corps U.S.A. which through valiant and heroic services at Little Round Top July 2-4 1863 and on many historic battle fields throughout the war of 1861-1865 contributed so greatly to the success of the Union Armies.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.79260, -77.23657
- 0.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 146th NY Garrard / Tuttle: 0.0 mi
- US Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren(w): 0.0 mi
- US HQ 5-2-3rd Brigade Weed+ / Garrard: 0.0 mi
- 155th PA Cain: 0.0 mi
- 91st PA Sinex: 0.0 mi
Peaks
- Little Round Top: 0.1 mi
- Big Round Top: 0.4 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 1.9 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.2 mi
- West Fields: 3.2 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.3 mi
- Straban Township Park: 4.8 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 39
- Gettysburg Museum: 1.4 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 1.8 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 1.9 mi
Springs: 18
- Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 2.0 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 3.3 mi
- Koontz Spring: 8.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 13
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 1.4 mi
- Women's Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Return visit: 2.6 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.8 mi
- St. Francis: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Caledonia State Park: 15.2 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 15.5 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.0 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.9 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 18.0 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 20.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Founder's Plaza: 9.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 11.6 mi
- Harmony Grove: 25.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Signal Corps U.S.A.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 282° | 637 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 278° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 291° | 573 m | 11.8 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 264° | 545 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 302° | 544 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 278° | 535 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 260° | 533 m | 12.5 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 275° | 533 m | 13.5 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 node/6682212345
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 2 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 24 mi
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