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State of Texas

State of Texas from directly overhead

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

The record

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.
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Coordinates39.79003, -77.25430

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 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
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 38
Springs: 22
  • 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
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.1 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 284°637 m13.1 mi
Buzzard PeakW 280°593 m11.7 mi
The KnobWNW 294°573 m11.0 mi
Virginia RockW 264°545 m11.2 mi
Mount NewmanNW 305°544 m11.7 mi
Chimney RocksW 279°535 m11.6 mi
Wildcat RocksW 260°533 m11.6 mi
Briar MountainW 276°533 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/793345692

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