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US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt

US HQ Cavalry Corps 1st Divivision Reserves Brigade Merritt from directly overhead

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

Coordinates39.77535, -77.26427

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 39
Springs: 22
  • 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
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Founder's Plaza: 8.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 5.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW637 m12.9 mi
Buzzard PeakWNW593 m11.4 mi
The KnobWNW573 m11.0 mi
Virginia RockW545 m10.6 mi
Mount NewmanNW544 m11.9 mi
Chimney RocksWNW535 m11.3 mi
Wildcat RocksW533 m10.9 mi
Briar MountainWNW533 m12.3 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7314140138

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