- Elevation, modelled
- 152 m
- Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
- Buzzard Peak593 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway0.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8116, -77.2264
Gettysburg Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 152 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
history museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q5554766, matched on coordinates and name (888 m apart).
- Operated by
- Gettysburg Foundation
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Gettysburg Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 272° | 593 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Knob | WNW 284° | 573 m | 11.9 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 258° | 545 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 295° | 544 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 272° | 535 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 255° | 533 m | 13.3 mi |
| Briar Mountain | W 270° | 533 m | 14.0 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 223° | 520 m | 11.5 mi |
- 0.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 8.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 17.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.9 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
Historic sites
- 4th US Artillery Battery F Rugg: 0.2 mi
- 5th US Artillery Battery K Kinzie: 0.2 mi
- 1st WV Cavalry Richmond: 0.3 mi
- 10th ME Beardsley: 0.3 mi
- 1st OH Cavalry Co A Jones & Co C Stanford: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Powers Hill: 0.5 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.7 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sheep Heaven: 1.1 mi
Museums: 37
- Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 0.0 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.5 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 0.7 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.3 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.4 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 18.0 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 · 20 mi
- Chambersburg · 25 mi
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