Pitzers Run
Pitzers Run is a stream in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Pitzers Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Black Horse Tavern, as well as near the locality Devil’s Den.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gettysburg National Cemetery and Big Round Top.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Cemetery
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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. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 2 miles northeast of Pitzers Run.
Big Round Top
Peak
Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded. Big Round Top is situated 2 miles southeast of Pitzers Run.
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. Cemetery Hill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Pitzers Run.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Den and Little Round Top.
Devil’s Den
Locality
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Devil's Den is a boulder-strewn hill on the south end of Houck's Ridge at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and sharpshooters on the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Devil’s Den is situated 1½ miles southeast of Pitzers Run.
Little Round Top
Locality
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. Little Round Top is situated 2 miles southeast of Pitzers Run.
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. Round Top is situated 2 miles east of Pitzers Run.
Pitzers Run
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Pitzer’s Run”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.80418° or 39° 48′ 15″ northLongitude
-77.26698° or 77° 16′ 1″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
87F4RP3M+M6GeoNames ID
9683570
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