Gettysburg Landscape Photos

Learn the landscape, learn history!  While riding a bicycle, history comes alive as we navigate the battlefield. This page contains links to Gettysburg landscape photos that will help you to understand  the Battle of Gettysburg.

Last Update: January 14, 2022 (2:41 pm)

Gettysburg Landscape Photos

Bicyclists have a unique opportunity to learn about the Battle of Gettysburg. That’s because we use natural and physical landmarks to get oriented on the battlefield. And in learning where we are, we can more easily imagine battlefield events and the human dimension of the experience.

Table of Gettysburg Landscape Photos

How does a bicyclist stay oriented on the battlefield? Study the names and locations of significant land forms (e.g., hills, ridges) and landmarks (e.g., monuments, barns). Knowing these really helps!

Sort ID	Geographic Area	Link
1	Barlow's Knoll	View
2	Cemetery Ridge (1)	View
3	Cemetery Ridge (2)	View
4	Culp's Hill	View
5	Devil's Den	View
6	East Cavalry Field	Coming Soon
7	East Cemetery Hill	View
8	Little Round Top	View
9	Oak Hill Area	View
10	McPherson Ridge	View
11	The Peach Orchard	View
12	Rose Woods	View
13	Seminary Ridge	View
14	Town of Gettysburg	View
15	The Wheatfield	View

Learn the Landscape, Learn History!

I remember my excitement when I started to understand the Gettysburg landscape. It was like solving a puzzle — but more physical, and it took all day. On a bike, I could more easily connect the landscape to the 1863 battlefield story. And I didn’t really understand this until I started to do it.

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You might also be interested in the virtual web tour published online by the National Park Service. Click here to visit that page.

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