This overlook sits at 536 feet along the Historic National Road in Maryland, with the land dropping 40 feet over the next 600 meters. Boonsboro Historical Park is visible to the north-northwest at 0.4 miles, at 570 feet in elevation. Farther out, Short Hill rises to the north-northeast at 2.2 miles and 1,080 feet, while Taylor Park lies to the west-southwest at 2.6 miles and 454 feet. To the east-southeast, Monument Knob stands at 1.7 miles and 1,528 feet, and to the south-southeast, both Lambs Knoll and its fire tower appear at 4.4 miles and 1,756 feet. Frederick is the nearest town, 14.4 miles east-southeast, with Germantown and Silver Spring farther along that same direction. Daylight hours vary through the year: sunrise runs from 05:44 at the June solstice to 07:28 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 20:42 in June to 16:51 in December. The Middletown Overlook is the next stop along the route.
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 19:23 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:42 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 19:09 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:51 | 16:08 |
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Lambs Knoll is a peak of South Mountain on the border of Washington County and Frederick County in the state of Maryland. The 1,758 feet (536 m) peak is the second tallest on South Mountain in Maryland behind Quirauk Mountain.
This overlook sits at about 536 feet (163 m).
From This overlook: Boonsboro Historical Park (NNW, 0.4 mi); Monument Knob (ESE, 1.7 mi); Short Hill (NNE, 2.2 mi); Taylor Park (WSW, 2.6 mi).
Frederick, 14 miles ESE of This overlook.
Middletown Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after This overlook.
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