State of Texas
State of Texas is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is CS Hood(w) / Law Division, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
location 39.790007°N 77.254293°W
What the record says
- Inscription
- TEXAS Remembers the valor and devotion of her sons that served at Gettysburg July 2-3, 1863. A memorial to the Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas, 1964.
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 6.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- CS Hood(w) / Law Division: 0.0 mi
- CS Hood(w) / Law Texas Brigade: 0.0 mi
- Robertson TX Brigade: 0.0 mi
- Branch NC Artillery “Latham Battery”: 0.0 mi
- Benning GA Brigade: 0.1 mi
- Big Round Top: 0.8 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.0 mi
- Powers Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 2.6 mi
- Culps Hill: 2.7 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.5 mi
- West Fields: 3.5 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.7 mi
- Straban Township Park: 5.5 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 2.2 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 2.4 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 2.6 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 2.6 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 3.3 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 8.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 2.1 mi
- Women's Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Return visit: 3.1 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.1 mi
- St. Francis: 9.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.5 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 17.3 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 21.7 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 13.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Tartown: 10.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.8 mi
- Beach Front: 13.8 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of State of Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 284° | 637 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 280° | 593 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 294° | 573 m | 11.0 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 264° | 545 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 305° | 544 m | 11.7 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 279° | 535 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 260° | 533 m | 11.6 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 276° | 533 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/793345692
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 3 mi
- Hanover · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 15 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 23 mi
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