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US Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren(w)

US Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren(w) from directly overhead

US Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren(w) is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Corps U.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1888

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79250, -77.23674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.2 mi
  • West Fields: 3.2 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.8 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 19
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 18.0 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of US Brigadier General Gouverneur K. Warren(w). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 282°637 m14.0 mi
Buzzard PeakW 278°593 m12.6 mi
The KnobWNW 291°573 m11.8 mi
Virginia RockW 264°545 m12.2 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 302°544 m12.4 mi
Chimney RocksW 278°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksW 260°533 m12.5 mi
Briar MountainW 275°533 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2716:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4485288310

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