Destinations · Maryland
Washington County
MD · 39.6000, -77.8100
Historic National Road - Maryland and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway are 2 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Washington County, Maryland.
Understand
Washington County is a county in the north-central to northwestern part of the American state of Maryland. The county is bordered to the east by South Mountain (part of the Blue Ridge Mountains) and to the west by Sideling Hill Creek. In the middle lies Hagerstown Valley, part of Cumberland Valley which is part of a larger Great Appalachian Valley. Washington County is noted for small towns dotting its idyllic rural landscape and abundant agricultural fields. It boasts only one city, its county seat Hagerstown.
The same roads run past Hagerstown, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Washington County are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Historic National Road - Maryland · 4 mi · national
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway · 4 mi
- Antietam Campaign Byway · 9 mi
- Washington Heritage Trail · 10 mi · national
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway · 20 mi · national
- Old Main Streets · 21 mi
Lookouts
- Georgians Overlook · 11 mi
- White Rocks · 14 mi
- Devils Nose · 16 mi
- Stone Fort · 19 mi
Named places
- Byron Park · 0 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument · 1 mi
- Potomac Park · 1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center · 2 mi
- Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park · 3 mi
- Piper Lane Neighborhood Park · 3 mi
- Doubs Woods Park · 4 mi
- Railroad Museum · 5 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Hagerstown · 6 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Hedgesville · 10 mi
- Sharpsburg · 10 mi
- Shepherdstown · 12 mi
- Martinsburg · 13 mi