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Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys

Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys from directly overhead

Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Strasbaugh Hill stands 605 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The David Wills House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.

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Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Gettysburg Foundation
Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.83203, -77.23097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • 1st PA Reserves Co K - McPherson: 0.1 mi
  • US Sergeant Amos Humiston KIA Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
  • 27th PA Cantador: 0.3 mi
  • US HQ 11-2-1st Brigade Coster: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 0.6 mi
  • West Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.7 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 2.6 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Museums: 38
Springs: 20
  • Menchey’s Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 13
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.1 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 18.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 20.4 mi
  • Fort Roller: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Ticket to the Past - Unforgettable Journeys. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Strasbaugh HillNW 314°605 m13.6 mi
Ram HillNW 316°595 m13.7 mi
Buzzard PeakW 266°593 m12.8 mi
The KnobW 278°573 m11.4 mi
Virginia RockWSW 252°545 m13.0 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 290°544 m11.5 mi
Chimney RocksW 265°535 m12.8 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 248°533 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0516:48

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9831411264

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