Gettysburg Area Info

Located only an hour North of Washington, D.C. Gettysburg Pennsylvania, is easy to reach by car from any direction. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reach directly by public transportation such as bus, train, or plane. 

AIRPORTS
Baltimore Washington International (BWI)
Located 1.5 hours from Gettysburg

Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Located 1.5 hours from Gettysburg

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
2.5 hours from Gettysburg



RAILROADS:
Our community is served by two railroads. They are CSXT and Gettysburg Railway Company, Inc. CSXT runs between Baltimore and Hagerstown with connections to the south and west. Gettysburg Railway runs north through Adams and Cumberland counties to Mt. Holly Springs, where it connects to the Norfolk Southern system. Gettysburg Railway serves a number of Adams County industries along its line.


DIRECTIONS

North

From New York City / Southern Connecticut / Northern New Jersey
I-80 west to I-287 (or Garden State Parkway) south to I-78 west to I-81 south to I-83 south to 581 west. Exit 5B to Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit.*

From New England / Eastern Upstate New York
I-84 west to I-81 south to I-83 south to 581 west. Exit 5B to Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit.*

South

From Washington, D.C.
I-495 to I-270 north through Frederick, MD to Rt. 15 north. Exit at Rt. 97 and turn left at the end of the exit ramp. Follow Rt. 97 into Gettysburg, where Rt. 97 becomes Baltimore Street. Proceed straight to the traffic circle.**

From Baltimore
I-695 to I-795 north to Rt. 140 west (through Westminster, MD) to Rt. 97 north. In Gettysburg, Rt. 97 becomes Baltimore Street. Proceed straight to the traffic circle.**

From Western North Carolina, Western Virginia, and West Virginia
I-81 north to Exit 16. Rt. 30 east to Gettysburg. At the traffic circle, go 3/4 of the way around the circle and turn right onto Carlisle Street. At the first light, at Carlisle Street and Lincoln Avenue, turn left onto West Lincoln Avenue and proceed one block to Breidenbaugh Hall, two blocks to College Union and Dining Hall, three blocks to The Attic (in West Building).

East

From Philadelphia, Central / Southern New Jersey
PA Turnpike west to Exit 236. Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit.*

*From the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit
Turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Business Rt. 15 south. Drive approximately four miles to the second traffic light (Carlisle Street and Lincoln Avenue) proceed straight onto West Lincoln Avenue. From this light Breidenbaugh Hall is one block, the College Union and the Dining Hall are two blocks, and The Attic (in the West Building) is three blocks.


West

From Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Midwest
PA Turnpike east to Exit 226. Follow Rt. 11 into Carlisle. Rt. 11 becomes Rt. 34 south. Follow Rt. 34 south to Gettysburg. In Gettysburg, Rt. 34 becomes Carlisle Street. At the first traffic light turn right onto West Lincoln Avenue. From this light Breidenbaugh Hall is one block, the College Union and the Dining Hall are two blocks, and The Attic (in the West Building) is three blocks.


**From the Gettysburg Traffic Circle [in Gettysburg, known as The Square]
Proceed halfway around The Square and take the second right, proceeding north on Carlisle Street to the first traffic light, Carlisle Street and Lincoln Avenue. Turn left onto West Lincoln Avenue. 


USEFUL NUMBERS
Chamber of Commerce 717-334-8151 
Convention & Visitor's Bureau 717-334-6274

WEATHER
Winter temperatures average in the 30-40's. Summers are quite warm with temperatures ranging from the Upper 80's to low 90's. Spring and Fall are mild with temperatures in the 60's.