- Elevation, modelled
- 174 m
- Tallest summit within 13.6 miles
- Buzzard Peak593 m · 12.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8209, -77.2339
Gettysburg Diorama & History Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 174 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 55th OH Gambee, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Dates from 1780.
Wikidata Q694550, matched on coordinates and name (837 m apart).
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Gettysburg Diorama & History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 269° | 593 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 281° | 573 m | 11.4 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 255° | 545 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 293° | 544 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 269° | 535 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 251° | 533 m | 13.2 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 220° | 520 m | 11.7 mi |
| Round Top | SW 222° | 520 m | 12.8 mi |
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 9.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 55th OH Gambee: 0.1 mi
- Culp Brothers' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 73rd OH Long: 0.1 mi
- US HQ 11-2-2 Smith: 0.1 mi
- Eli Green: 0.1 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.2 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.1 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.2 mi
- Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.2 mi
- Shriver House Museum: 0.4 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.4 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.7 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.9 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.9 mi
- Tartown: 11.6 mi
- Beach Front: 15.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 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).
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 1 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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