Gettysburg Heritage Center
Gettysburg Heritage Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Culp Brothers' Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
The story
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 (988 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.2 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
- Culp Brothers' Memorial: 0.0 mi
- US HQ 11-2-2 Smith: 0.1 mi
- 136th NY Wood: 0.1 mi
- 73rd OH Long: 0.1 mi
- Eli Green: 0.1 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.3 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Benner Hill: 1.2 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.4 mi
- West Fields: 1.4 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.4 mi
- Straban Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.1 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.1 mi
- Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.3 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.5 mi
- Shriver House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 0.5 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 1.0 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 1.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.1 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.5 mi
- Women's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.8 mi
- Return visit: 0.8 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.5 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 17.0 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.6 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.6 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.9 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.6 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
- Tartown: 11.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.5 mi
- Beach Front: 15.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Gettysburg Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 270° | 593 m | 12.5 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 282° | 573 m | 11.3 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 255° | 545 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 294° | 544 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 269° | 535 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 252° | 533 m | 13.1 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 267° | 533 m | 13.6 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 220° | 520 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/369363575
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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