Historic site · Pennsylvania
US 2-3-3 Willard’s Brigade - Colonel George Willard KIA
US 2-3-3 Willard’s Brigade - Colonel George Willard KIA is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is 9th MI Artillery Battery Daniels, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Colonel Eliakim Sherrill of the 126th New York Infantry took over the brigade until he, too, was killed the following day during Pickett’s Charge. In the words of their commander, General Hays, “The history of this brigade’s operations is written in blood
How to reach it
Coordinates39.80641, -77.23910
- 0.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 1 mi
- Chimney Rock · 16 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 9th MI Artillery Battery Daniels: 0.2 mi
- 17st ME Merrill: 0.2 mi
- US HQ 1st Regular Brigade Artillery Reserve Ransom: 0.2 mi
- NH Sharpshooters 1st Reg Berdan / Trepp & 2nd Reg Stoughton: 0.2 mi
- 4th US Artillery Battery C “Thomas’ Battery” Thomas: 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Powers Hill: 1.0 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.1 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.2 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.3 mi
- Big Round Top: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.3 mi
- West Fields: 2.3 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.4 mi
- Straban Township Park: 4.1 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 39
- Gettysburg Museum: 0.8 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.8 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.9 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 1.0 mi
Springs: 19
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.2 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 1.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.4 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.8 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Return visit: 1.7 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 10.5 mi
- St. Francis: 10.6 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 16.2 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 16.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 18.7 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of US 2-3-3 Willard’s Brigade - Colonel George Willard KIA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 274° | 593 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 287° | 573 m | 11.4 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 259° | 545 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 298° | 544 m | 11.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 274° | 535 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 255° | 533 m | 12.6 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 271° | 533 m | 13.4 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 222° | 520 m | 10.7 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 | 07:27 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7510651427
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 2 mi
- Hanover · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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