US HQ 1-2-1st Brigade Paul(w) / Leonard(w) / Root(w) / Coulter(w) / Lyle
US HQ 1-2-1st Brigade Paul(w) / Leonard(w) / Root(w) / Coulter(w) / Lyle is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 16th ME Tilden(c) / Marston, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The brigade was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Brigadier General Gabriel Paul, a career army officer from Missouri. Paul was badly wounded in the face on July 1st that left him totally blind. Four colonels in succession commanded the brigade for
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 19.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 3 mi
- Chimney Rock · 18 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 16th ME Tilden(c) / Marston: 0.0 mi
- 94th NY Root(w) / Moffett: 0.0 mi
- 107th PA McThomson(w) / Roath: 0.0 mi
- 11th PA Coulter / Haines(w) / Overmyer: 0.0 mi
- 97th NY “9th Reg NYSM Conkling Rifles” Wheelock(w) / Northrup: 0.1 mi
- West Fields: 0.3 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 0.6 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.2 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.0 mi
- Dog Playground: 5.5 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.5 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.9 mi
- Culps Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 2.6 mi
- Powers Hill: 2.7 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 0.5 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 0.7 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 0.7 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys: 0.9 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 0.8 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 1.7 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 2.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 8.4 mi
- The Spring: 9.6 mi
- Return visit: 1.0 mi
- Women's Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 2.3 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 11.0 mi
- St. Francis: 12.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 13.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 13.3 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 12.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 18.8 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 20.7 mi
- Fort Roller: 24.9 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 13.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 20.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 20.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
- Tartown: 11.2 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.8 mi
- Beach Front: 15.7 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of US HQ 1-2-1st Brigade Paul(w) / Leonard(w) / Root(w) / Coulter(w) / Lyle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strasbaugh Hill | NW 313° | 605 m | 12.7 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 316° | 595 m | 12.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | W 263° | 593 m | 12.2 mi |
| The Knob | W 274° | 573 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | NW 308° | 566 m | 13.2 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 248° | 545 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 287° | 544 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 262° | 535 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 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/6691429324
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 17 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 18 mi
- Westminster · 22 mi
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
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