US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt
US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 6th US Cavalry Regiment Starr, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Army of the Potomac Cavalry Corps First Division Reserve Brigade Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt 6th Pennsylvania 1st 2d 5th 6th United States Cavalry
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 5.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 14 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 25 mi
- White Rocks · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment Starr: 0.0 mi
- Cavalry Corps 1st Div Reserve Brigade position: 0.0 mi
- 2nd US Cavalry Reg Rodenbough: 0.1 mi
- 1st US Artillery Battery K Graham: 0.1 mi
- 1st US Cavalry Reg Lord: 0.1 mi
- Big Round Top: 1.5 mi
- Little Round Top: 1.9 mi
- Powers Hill: 3.1 mi
- Harpers Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 3.7 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 3.7 mi
- West Fields: 4.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 4.8 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- E. Eugene Myers Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Gettysburg Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 3.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 3.4 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 3.5 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 3.7 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 3.7 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 4.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 7.8 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 3.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Return visit: 4.2 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 8.0 mi
- St. Francis: 8.0 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.7 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.6 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 14.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 14.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 22.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 23.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Tartown: 10.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.0 mi
- Beach Front: 13.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 289° | 637 m | 12.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | WNW 285° | 593 m | 11.4 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 300° | 573 m | 11.0 mi |
| Virginia Rock | W 269° | 545 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | NW 311° | 544 m | 11.9 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | WNW 285° | 535 m | 11.3 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | W 264° | 533 m | 10.9 mi |
| Briar Mountain | WNW 281° | 533 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7314140138
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 4 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 14 mi
- Hanover · 15 mi
- Westminster · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 22 mi
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