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US 2-1-2nd Brigade NY Irish Brigade Kelly

US 2-1-2nd Brigade NY Irish Brigade Kelly from directly overhead

US 2-1-2nd Brigade NY Irish Brigade Kelly is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 5th MI Pulford, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1888
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.79706, -77.24512

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 5th MI Pulford: 0.0 mi
  • 66th NY “Governor’s Guard” Morris(w) / Hammell(w) / Nelson: 0.0 mi
  • US HQ 2-1-3rd Brigade Zook+ / Fraser: 0.0 mi
  • 32nd MA Hospital: 0.0 mi
  • 57th NY “Zook’s Voltigeurs” Chapman: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.9 mi
  • West Fields: 2.9 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.1 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.8 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 19
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.3 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 16.0 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 18.0 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of US 2-1-2nd Brigade NY Irish Brigade Kelly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 281°637 m13.5 mi
Buzzard PeakW 277°593 m12.1 mi
The KnobWNW 290°573 m11.3 mi
Virginia RockW 262°545 m11.8 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 302°544 m11.8 mi
Chimney RocksW 277°535 m12.0 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 258°533 m12.1 mi
Briar MountainW 274°533 m13.1 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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4485288326

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