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US HQ 11th Corps Howard

US HQ 11th Corps Howard from directly overhead

US HQ 11th Corps Howard is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 14th IN Coons, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Eleventh Corps Major General Oliver O. Howard First Division Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow Brigadier General Adelbert Ames Second Division Brigadier General Adolph Von Steinwehr Third Division Major General Carl Schurz Artillery Brigade Major Thom
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Coordinates39.82150, -77.22868

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 14th IN Coons: 0.0 mi
  • 1st PA Artillery Battery B “Cooper’s Battery” Cooper: 0.0 mi
  • 1st PA Artillery F & G “Rickett’s Battery” Rickett: 0.0 mi
  • US General Winfield S. Hancock: 0.0 mi
  • US HQ 2-3-1st Brigade Carroll: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.3 mi
  • West Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.0 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Museums: 40
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.7 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: 17.9 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
  • Fort Roller: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of US HQ 11th Corps Howard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 269°593 m12.9 mi
The KnobW 281°573 m11.6 mi
Virginia RockWSW 255°545 m12.9 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 293°544 m11.8 mi
Chimney RocksW 269°535 m12.8 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 252°533 m13.4 mi
College MountainSW 221°520 m11.9 mi
Round TopSW 223°520 m13.1 mi
Conditions

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 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/7271282927

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