Battlefield Amphitheater

Battlefield Amphitheater is a theatre building in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Battlefield Amphitheater is situated nearby to the historic building Spangler Barn, as well as near the forest Pitzer Woods.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Gettysburg National Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northeast of Battlefield Amphitheater.

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 2 miles northeast of Battlefield Amphitheater.

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. Round Top is situated 1½ miles southeast of Battlefield Amphitheater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Devil’s Den and Little Round Top.

Devil’s Den

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

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. Little Round Top is situated 1½ miles southeast of Battlefield Amphitheater.

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 1½ miles southeast of Battlefield Amphitheater.

Battlefield Amphitheater

Type: Theatre building
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.80668° or 39° 48′ 24″ north

Longitude

-77.25734° or 77° 15′ 26″ west

Open location code

87F4RP4V+M3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 710973183

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=theatre

OpenStreetMap feature

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