Seminary Ridge

Seminary Ridge is a locality in , , . Seminary Ridge is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gettysburg National Cemetery and Cemetery Hill.

Cemetery
Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.
, originally called Soldiers' National Cemetery, is a United States national cemetery in , created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Seminary Ridge.

Peak
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. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Seminary Ridge.

Monument
Photo: Midnightdreary, Public domain.
The Pennsylvania State Memorial is a monument in 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 Devil’s Den and Round Top.

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.

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

Locality
Photo: Japedi, Public domain.
is the smaller of two rocky hills south of —the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named . 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.

Seminary Ridge

Latitude
39.80699° or 39° 48′ 25″ north
Longitude
-77.25531° or 77° 15′ 19″ west
Open location code
87F4RP4V+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7338809338
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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