Powers Hill

Powers Hill is a peak in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 561 feet. Powers Hill is situated nearby to the locality McAllister’s Mill, as well as near Spangler’s Spring.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gettysburg National Cemetery and Cemetery Hill.

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.

Gettysburg National Cemetery, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

Cemetery Hill

Peak

Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg. The northernmost part of the Army of the Potomac defensive "fish-hook" line, the hill is gently sloped and provided a site for American Civil War artillery.

Pennsylvania State Memorial, Gettysburg

Monument

Photo: Midnightdreary, Public domain.

The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Round Top and Culp’s Hill.

Round Top

Hamlet

Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. It is notable for two Battle of Gettysburg hospitals, the 1884 Round Top Station, and several battlefield commemorative era attractions such as Round Top Park and the Round Top Museum.

Culp’s Hill

Locality

Culp's Hill, which is about 3⁄4 mi south of the center of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, played a prominent role in the Battle of Gettysburg. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle.

Little Round Top

Locality

Photo: Japedi, Public domain.

Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top. It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War.

Powers Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 561 feet
Description: mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.80601° or 39° 48′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.2211° or 77° 13′ 16″ west

Elevation

561 feet (171 metres)

Open location code

87F4RQ4H+CH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357305082

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4560537

Wikidata ID

Q49063957

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Powers Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Powers Hill”
Dutch: “Powers Hill”

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Localities in the Area

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