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US HQ 3-1-2nd Brigade Hobart Ward(w) / Berdan

US HQ 3-1-2nd Brigade Hobart Ward(w) / Berdan from directly overhead

US HQ 3-1-2nd Brigade Hobart Ward(w) / Berdan is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 124th NY “The Orange Blossoms” van Horne Ellis+ / Cummins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Army of the Potomac Third Corps First Division Second Brigade Brig. Gen. J. H. Hobart Ward Col. Hiram Berdan 20th Indiana 3d 4th Maine 86th 124th New York 99th Penna. Infantry 1st 2d (8 Cos.) U. S. Sharpshooters
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Coordinates39.79297, -77.24271

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.2 mi
  • West Fields: 3.2 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.9 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
  • 124th NY “The Orange Blossoms” van Horne Ellis+ / Cummins: 0.0 mi
  • 86th NY Higgins(w) / Lansing: 0.0 mi
  • 99th PA Moore(w) / Fritz: 0.0 mi
  • CS Robertson's Brigade: 0.1 mi
  • 4th NY Artillery “Smith’s Battery” Smith: 0.1 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 19
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.4 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.8 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.7 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of US HQ 3-1-2nd Brigade Hobart Ward(w) / Berdan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW637 m13.7 mi
Buzzard PeakW593 m12.3 mi
The KnobWNW573 m11.5 mi
Virginia RockW545 m11.8 mi
Mount NewmanWNW544 m12.1 mi
Chimney RocksW535 m12.2 mi
Wildcat RocksW533 m12.2 mi
Briar MountainW533 m13.2 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6681736233

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