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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

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
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
Museums: 38
Springs: 19
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
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 MountainW637 m13.3 mi
Buzzard PeakW593 m11.9 mi
The KnobWNW573 m11.0 mi
Virginia RockW545 m11.7 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m11.6 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m11.9 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW533 m12.1 mi
Briar MountainW533 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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