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==Geography== [[File:Gettysburg ELPMemorial.jpg|thumb|The Eternal Light Peace Memorial at [[Gettysburg Battlefield]]]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|522|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|519|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.1|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 4, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The Borough of Gettysburg is located at the center of Adams County. This county seat community is surrounded on three sides by the [[Gettysburg National Military Park]] (GNMP). The [[Eisenhower National Historic Site]] adjoins GNMP on its southwestern edge. Most of Adams County's rural landscapes and its mid-19th century roadway pattern remain intact today. Thirteen historic roadways converge at or near Gettysburg Borough. Two circular rings of towns surround Gettysburg; the first is typically found at a distance of approximately {{convert|7|mi|km}} from Gettysburg. The second ring is found at a distance of 12 to {{convert|15|mi|km}} from the county seat. This "spokes and wheel" pattern is one of the few examples of [[Central Place Theory]] in the Eastern United States. The county is in the watershed of the [[Chesapeake Bay]] and is drained by the [[Susquehanna River|Susquehanna]] and [[Potomac River]]s. ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Cumberland County, Pennsylvania|Cumberland County]] (north) *[[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] (east) *[[Carroll County, Maryland]] (southeast) *[[Frederick County, Maryland]] (southwest) *[[Franklin County, Pennsylvania|Franklin County]] (west) ===National protected areas=== * [[Eisenhower National Historic Site]] * [[Gettysburg National Military Park]] ===Climate=== Adams has a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''). {{Weather box|width=auto | location = Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | single line = Y | Jan record high F = 72 | Feb record high F = 78 | Mar record high F = 87 | Apr record high F = 93 | May record high F = 93 | Jun record high F = 98 | Jul record high F = 104 | Aug record high F = 104 | Sep record high F = 98 | Oct record high F = 92 | Nov record high F = 83 | Dec record high F = 79 | Jan high F = 39 | Feb high F = 43 | Mar high F = 52 | Apr high F = 64 | May high F = 73 | Jun high F = 82 | Jul high F = 86 | Aug high F = 84 | Sep high F = 77 | Oct high F = 66 | Nov high F = 55 | Dec high F = 43 | Jan low F = 21 | Feb low F = 23 | Mar low F = 30 | Apr low F = 40 | May low F = 49 | Jun low F = 58 | Jul low F = 63 | Aug low F = 61 | Sep low F = 53 | Oct low F = 41 | Nov low F = 33 | Dec low F = 25 | Jan record low F = β25 | Feb record low F = β14 | Mar record low F = 0 | Apr record low F = 16 | May record low F = 27 | Jun record low F = 35 | Jul record low F = 43 | Aug record low F = 35 | Sep record low F = 31 | Oct record low F = 20 | Nov record low F = 12 | Dec record low F = β5 | Jan precipitation inch = 3.24 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.00 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.54 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.53 | May precipitation inch = 4.33 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.29 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.36 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.81 | Sep precipitation inch = 4.22 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.28 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.40 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.23 | source 1 = [[The Weather Channel]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/55bf271de8837cd710af9d31d01424ae34007fd71eac343869a48cd900dcaa95|title=Gettysburg, PA Monthly Weather|website=The Weather Channel}}</ref> | date = September 2011}}
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