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McCormack Overlook

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Looking north-west from McCormack Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

McCormack Overlook sits at 1,050 feet along the Antietam Campaign Byway, facing 330 degrees, with the land dropping 345 feet within 600 meters of the viewpoint. White Rocks is visible to the north-northwest at 1.2 miles, sitting at 821 feet. Farther out in the same general direction, Buckeystown Community Park lies 4.4 miles to the north-northwest at 249 feet. To the north-northeast, several features cluster between 4.5 and 5.1 miles out, including Urbana Community Park, Stone Barn Community Center, Timber Green Playground, Stone Barn Community Playgroud, Villages of Urbana Granary Playground, and Sprigg Street Playground, ranging from 451 to 470 feet in elevation. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 05:44 and sunset at 20:40; on the December solstice, sunrise is at 07:26 and sunset at 16:50. The equinox sunrise and sunset times fall near 07:00 and 19:00. Arlington is 30.7 miles to the south-southeast, Washington is 31.9 miles southeast, and Alexandria is 36.8 miles south-southeast. East View precedes this stop on the byway, and West View follows it.

Access
0.9 mi detour
Elevation
1,050 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
345 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Roadway entrance to Sugarloaf Mountain Reservation, Urbana, Maryland, USA
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Entrance to Sugarloaf Mountain
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Sugarloaf Mountain Natural Area
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Sugarloaf Mountain Panorama
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Sugarloaf Mountain Natural Area
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sugarloaf Mountain View East
Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • White Rocks821 ftnorth-northwest · 1.2 mi
  • Buckeystown Community Park249 ftnorth-northwest · 4.4 mi
  • Urbana Community Park451 ftnorth-northeast · 4.5 mi
  • Stone Barn Community Center470 ftnorth-northeast · 4.7 mi
  • Timber Green Playground469 ftnorth-northeast · 4.7 mi
  • Stone Barn Community Playgroud466 ftnorth-northeast · 4.7 mi
  • Villages of Urbana Granary Playground452 ftnorth-northeast · 5.0 mi
  • Sprigg Street Playground456 ftnorth-northeast · 5.1 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1419:2218:46
June solstice05:4420:4020:00
September equinox06:5819:0818:33
December solstice07:2616:5016:08

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Arlington30.7 mi south-southeast
  • Washington31.9 mi southeast
  • Alexandria36.8 mi south-southeast
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How high is McCormack Overlook?

McCormack Overlook sits at about 1,050 feet (320 m).

What can you see from McCormack Overlook?

From McCormack Overlook: White Rocks (NNW, 1.2 mi); Buckeystown Community Park (NNW, 4.4 mi); Urbana Community Park (NNE, 4.5 mi); Stone Barn Community Center (NNE, 4.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to McCormack Overlook?

Arlington, 31 miles SSE of McCormack Overlook.

What is the next lookout after McCormack Overlook?

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