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National Battlefield · Petersburg National Battlefield

Petersburg National Battlefield

Best primary window for Petersburg: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Two hundred ninety-two days, eight offensives, over 70,000 casualties, U. S. Colored Troops, and the decline of Gen. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia all describe the Siege of Petersburg. U.S. forces cut off supplies to both Petersburg and the Confederate capital, Richmond. Today, the park preserves the sites of this pivotal campaign.

This page identifies Petersburg National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Petersburg National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Petersburg National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in VA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Petersburg National Battlefield are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Petersburg audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Petersburg National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
PETE
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
african-american-heritageburial-cemetery-and-gravesitenational-cemeterymilitarybattlefieldsAuto and ATVScenic DrivingBikingMountain BikingRoad Biking

Month-by-month

Petersburg National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Petersburg National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Petersburg National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in VA.

Getting there

Official access details for Petersburg are on the NPS page.

The Eastern Front (Main) Visitor Center is located approximately 2.5 miles east of Rt. 95 off of Route 36 in Petersburg. If travelling north on Rt. 95, take exit 50D and follow signs to Wythe Street. Once on Wythe Street, travel 2.5 miles east to entrance of Battlefield. If travelling south on Rt. 95, take Exit 52 (Wythe Street). Again, travel about 2.5 miles to entrance.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Petersburg National Battlefield, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Petersburg National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code pete.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Petersburg National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/pete/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Petersburg National Battlefield fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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