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US HQ 5-1-3rd Brigade Strong Vincent+ / Rice

US HQ 5-1-3rd Brigade Strong Vincent+ / Rice from directly overhead

US HQ 5-1-3rd Brigade Strong Vincent+ / Rice is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 44th NY Rice / Conner & 12th NY Ryder, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
Army of the Potomac Fifth Corps First Division Third Brigade Col. Strong Vincent Col. James C. Rice 20th Maine 16th Michigan 44th New York 83d Pennsylvania Infantry

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79093, -77.23668

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 44th NY Rice / Conner & 12th NY Ryder: 0.0 mi
  • US Col. Strong Vincent+ mortally wounded mark: 0.0 mi
  • 140th NY Patrick O'Rorke+ / Ernst: 0.0 mi
  • 83rd PA Woodward: 0.1 mi
  • 16th MI Welch: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.3 mi
  • West Fields: 3.3 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.4 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.9 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 39
Springs: 19
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.8 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.1 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.8 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.9 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of US HQ 5-1-3rd Brigade Strong Vincent+ / Rice. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 283°637 m14.0 mi
Buzzard PeakW 279°593 m12.6 mi
The KnobWNW 291°573 m11.8 mi
Virginia RockW 264°545 m12.1 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 302°544 m12.5 mi
Chimney RocksW 278°535 m12.5 mi
Wildcat RocksW 260°533 m12.5 mi
Briar MountainW 276°533 m13.6 mi

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 5080 °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/6681736209

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