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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. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 13 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.

What the record says

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

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82954, -77.24399

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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
Historic sites: 59
  • 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
Museums: 39
Springs: 20
  • Katelysine Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 23.1 mi
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

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 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
Snowy MountainW637 m13.3 mi
Strasbaugh HillNW605 m13.3 mi
Buzzard PeakW593 m12.1 mi
The KnobW573 m10.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW545 m12.3 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m10.9 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m12.1 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m12.9 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7433637316

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