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US HQ 1st Brigade Artillery Res McGilvery

US HQ 1st Brigade Artillery Res McGilvery from directly overhead

US HQ 1st Brigade Artillery Res McGilvery is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 10th NY Battery Philips, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Inscription
1st Volunteer Brigade, Artillery Reserve

How to reach it

Coordinates39.80093, -77.24755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 10th NY Battery Philips: 0.0 mi
  • 139th PA Collier(w) / Moody: 0.0 mi
  • 1st NJ Light Artillery Battery B Clark: 0.0 mi
  • 15th NY Artillery Battery Hart(w) / Knox(w): 0.0 mi
  • 5th MA Battery Philips: 0.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.7 mi
  • West Fields: 2.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.8 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.7 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.1 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 16.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 18.1 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of US HQ 1st Brigade Artillery Res McGilvery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 280°637 m13.3 mi
Buzzard PeakW 276°593 m11.9 mi
The KnobWNW 289°573 m11.0 mi
Virginia RockW 260°545 m11.7 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 301°544 m11.6 mi
Chimney RocksW 275°535 m11.9 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 256°533 m12.1 mi
Briar MountainW 273°533 m12.9 mi

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 solstice07:2716:0516:48

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6683542092

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