Gettysburg Recreational Park

Gettysburg Recreational Park is a park in Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Recreational Park is situated nearby to Gettysburg Dog Park, as well as near the helipad The Gettysburg Hospital heliport.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cemetery Hill and Adams County Courthouse.

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.

Adams County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Adams County Courthouse is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974. Adams County Courthouse is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Gettysburg Recreational Park.

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. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Gettysburg Recreational Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gettysburg and Culp’s Hill.

Gettysburg

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gettysburg, in Adams County in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, goes down in history as the battlefield in the Civil War where, despite terrible tragedy and loss of life, there was hope for the Union.

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.

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 south of Gettysburg Recreational Park.

Gettysburg Recreational Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.82432° or 39° 49′ 28″ north

Longitude

-77.23871° or 77° 14′ 19″ west

Open location code

87F4RQF6+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 298931950

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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