US 149th Pennsylvania “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn
US 149th Pennsylvania “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 2nd US Artillery Battery A “Calef’s Battery”, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 149th Pennylvania Infantry (1st Regt. Bucktail Brigade) 2d Brig. 3rd Div. 1st Corps.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 19.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 3 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Fields: 0.7 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.1 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.1 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.5 mi
- Dog Playground: 5.8 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.6 mi
- Culps Hill: 2.0 mi
- Benner Hill: 2.1 mi
- Powers Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 2.7 mi
- 2nd US Artillery Battery A “Calef’s Battery”: 0.0 mi
- Gettysburg Campaign: 0.0 mi
- 2nd Maine Artillery 1-2-1st “Hall’s Battery”: 0.0 mi
- Major General John Fulton Reynolds: 0.0 mi
- Major General John Buford: 0.0 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 0.4 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 0.5 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 1.1 mi
- Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys: 1.1 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 0.3 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.8 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 2.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 8.0 mi
- Knob Springs: 10.2 mi
- Return visit: 1.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 2.3 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 11.4 mi
- St. Francis: 12.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 13.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 17.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 18.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 18.4 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 20.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 25.0 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 13.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 20.8 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 12.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Tartown: 10.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.3 mi
- Beach Front: 15.1 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of US 149th Pennsylvania “1st Reg Bucktail Brigade” Dwight(w) / Glenn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | W 269° | 637 m | 12.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NW 316° | 605 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 319° | 595 m | 12.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 264° | 593 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Knob | W 276° | 573 m | 10.3 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 248° | 545 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 290° | 544 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 263° | 535 m | 11.7 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 | 07:28 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7433637315
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Thurmont · 17 mi
- Westminster · 22 mi
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
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