- Elevation, modelled
- 142 m
- Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
- Bowers Mountain640 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway21.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2054, -77.1605
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 142 m. Bowers Mountain stands 640 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 22 miles off.
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q7863062, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).
- Operated by
- Carlisle Barracks
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mountain | WNW 293° | 640 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SW 223° | 628 m | 19.2 mi |
| Flat Rock | WNW 284° | 578 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | SW 219° | 527 m | 17.1 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | SW 227° | 489 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SSW 211° | 488 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 204° | 487 m | 18.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 164° | 479 m | 8.4 mi |
- 21.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 0.3 mi
- 44th Bomb Group: 0.3 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 0.3 mi
- 8th Armored Division: 0.3 mi
- China Burma Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Cave Hill: 1.9 mi
- Center Point Knob: 6.1 mi
- White Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Keller Hill: 6.5 mi
- Steam Engine Hill: 7.7 mi
Museums: 21
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Rolls Royce Foundation: 5.7 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 7.7 mi
- Equipment Museum: 7.8 mi
- Mechanicsburg Museum Association: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 11.2 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Concrete Beach: 14.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 26 mi
- York · 28 mi
- Hanover · 29 mi
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