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US 5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier

US 5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier from directly overhead

US 5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is CS HQ 2nd Corps Ewell, 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
Stevens’ Battery 5th Maine, 1st Corps. Fought here July 1,2,3, 1863. Also engaged July 1st north of the Seminary
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Coordinates39.83373, -77.24498

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • CS HQ 2nd Corps Ewell: 0.0 mi
  • 95th NY "Warren Rifles" Biddle(w) / Pye: 0.1 mi
  • CS HQ Lee: 0.1 mi
  • Martin Luther: 0.1 mi
  • 4th US Artillery Battery B “Stewart’s Battery” Stewart: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • West Fields: 0.5 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 0.8 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.3 mi
  • Dog Playground: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 39
Springs: 21
  • Katelysine Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 8.4 mi
  • The Spring: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.3 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.1 mi
  • Fort Roller: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.4 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 13.1 miles of US 5th ME Artillery “Stevens’ Battery” Stevens(w) / Whittier. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW 315°605 m13.0 mi
Ram HillNW 318°595 m13.1 mi
Buzzard PeakW 265°593 m12.0 mi
The KnobW 277°573 m10.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW 250°545 m12.4 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 290°544 m10.7 mi
Chimney RocksW 265°535 m12.0 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 247°533 m12.9 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/7438298613

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