Gettysburg
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Town with 7,620 residents
- Description: borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- Postal code: 17325
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Gettysburg station
Photo: Namhsi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln…
Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Hill is a landform on the Gettysburg Battlefield that was the scene of fighting each day of the Battle of Gettysburg.Gettysburg National Cemetery
Photo: Henryhartley, Public domain.
Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania created for Union casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
Localities in the Area
Culp's Hill
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.Round Top
Round Top is a populated place in Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, near Little Round Top. Round Top is situated 4 km south of Gettysburg.Little Round Top
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. Little Round Top is situated 4½ km south of Gettysburg.Gettysburg
Latitude
39.8309° or 39° 49' 51" northLongitude
-77.231° or 77° 13' 52" westPopulation
7,620Elevation
162 metres (531 feet)IATA airport code
GTYOpen Location Code
87F4RQJ9+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 114585837OpenStreetMap Feature
place=townGeoNames ID
4558183Wikidata ID
Q694550Gettysburg Satellite Map
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