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US 149th PA “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn

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US 149th PA “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 5th US Artillery Battery C Weir, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
149th Pennylvania Infantry (1st Regt. Bucktail Brigade) 2d Brig. 3rd Div. 1st Corps.
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Coordinates39.81014, -77.23574

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 5th US Artillery Battery C Weir: 0.0 mi
  • US HQ 2-2nd Division Gibbon(w) / Harrow: 0.0 mi
  • 143rd PA Dana / Musser: 0.0 mi
  • 82nd NY “2nd New York State Militia” Huston+ / Darrow: 0.0 mi
  • 80th NY “20th NYSM” "Ulster Guard“ Gates: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.0 mi
  • West Fields: 2.0 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.8 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 19
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.9 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.3 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 17.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.0 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of US 149th PA “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 273°593 m12.5 mi
The KnobWNW 285°573 m11.5 mi
Virginia RockWSW 258°545 m12.4 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 297°544 m11.8 mi
Chimney RocksW 272°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 254°533 m12.8 mi
Briar MountainW 270°533 m13.5 mi
College MountainSW 222°520 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7429439918

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