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US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Division Kilpatrick "kill cavalry"

US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Division Kilpatrick "kill cavalry" from directly overhead

US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Division Kilpatrick "kill cavalry" is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 18th PA Cavalry Brinton, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
July 3. Moved to attack the Confederate right and rear. The Second Brigade reported to Gen. Gregg and was engaged on the extreme right. Gen. Farnsworth arrived on the extreme left at 1 P. M. and became engaged with the Confederate skirmishers and ........
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Coordinates39.78507, -77.24941

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 2.8 mi
  • West Fields: 3.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 3.9 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 5.6 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 21
  • Spangler's Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 9.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 1.4 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 1.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 15.1 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.2 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of US HQ Cavalry Corps 3rd Division Kilpatrick "kill cavalry". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainWNW 285°637 m13.4 mi
Buzzard PeakW 281°593 m12.0 mi
The KnobWNW 295°573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockW 266°545 m11.4 mi
Mount NewmanNW 306°544 m12.1 mi
Chimney RocksW 281°535 m11.9 mi
Wildcat RocksW 262°533 m11.8 mi
Briar MountainW 278°533 m12.9 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, 2 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7128878049

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