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

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US 149th PA Co D “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, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Powhatan VA Artillery “Cunningham’s Battery”, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.7 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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Coordinates39.82954, -77.24399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Powhatan VA Artillery “Cunningham’s Battery”: 0.0 mi
  • 2nd Rockbridge VA Artillery “Wallace Battery”: 0.0 mi
  • Dance 1st VA Artillery Battalion: 0.0 mi
  • 3rd Richmond VA Howitzers “Smith’s Battery”: 0.1 mi
  • Hardaway AL Artillery “Hurt Battery”: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.4 mi
  • West Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.0 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.3 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks
Museums: 39
Springs: 21
  • Katelysine Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.5 mi
  • The Spring: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of US 149th PA Co D “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 267°593 m12.1 mi
The KnobW 279°573 m10.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW 251°545 m12.3 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 292°544 m10.9 mi
Chimney RocksW 266°535 m12.1 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 248°533 m12.9 mi
Briar MountainW 264°533 m13.2 mi
College MountainSW 216°520 m11.8 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 solstice07:2816:0516:48

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 node/7433637316

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