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Westminster

MD · 39.5767, -77.0000

Old Main Streets, Mason and Dixon Byway and Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway are 3 of 9 signed byways within 30 miles of Westminster, Maryland.

By air: BWI International Airport is about 30 minutes away from town, and is served via several major carriers to cities within the United States and Europe. Also, Hagerstown regional airport is roughly 45 minutes away and offers commercial flights as well. Carroll County Regional Airport, right in Westminster, does not offer commercial service.
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9 scenic drives near Westminster

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Westminster. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Historic National Road - Maryland

    All-American Road · 15 mi out

  2. 02

    Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 18 mi out

  3. 03

    Baltimore's Historic Charles Street

    National Scenic Byway · 23 mi out

  4. 04

    Old Main Streets

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  5. 05

    Mason and Dixon Byway

    State scenic byway · 1 mi out

  6. 06

    Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  7. 07

    Falls Road

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  8. 08

    Antietam Campaign Byway

    State scenic byway · 25 mi out

  9. 09

    National Historic Seaport

    State scenic byway · 29 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Westminster?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Westminster: 4 h, 99 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 136 miles, 7 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Westminster?

The 8 h loop stops at Peter Muhlenberg Memorial, Major General George B McClellan Statue, Canova Lions, DAR Museum, Major General von Steuben, Rappe's Overlook and Fort Armistead. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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