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White Rocks

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Looking south from White Rocks. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

White Rocks sits at 1,592 feet along the Historic National Road in Maryland, facing south. The terrain drops 541 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Looking south, the view extends to Burkittsville Memorial Park at 3.9 miles and 533 feet, Othello Regional Park at 7.1 miles and 501 feet, and Shenandoah Square Park at 7.9 miles and 516 feet. To the southeast lies Jefferson park at 7.7 miles and 593 feet, while Hawks Hill rises to the southwest at 5.2 miles and 942 feet. Frederick lies 11.8 miles to the east, with Germantown farther southeast at 26.7 miles and Silver Spring at 44.8 miles. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year: around 07:15 to 19:23 near the March equinox, 05:44 to 20:42 at the June solstice, 06:59 to 19:09 near the September equinox, and 07:28 to 16:51 at the December solstice. The previous stop along this route is Friction Wall Overlook.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,592 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
541 ft drop
In view
5 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Reno Monument at Fox Gap, South Mountain Battlefield, Maryland, USA
Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Confederate re-enactors firing a Napoleon cannon at Fox's Gap, South Mountain Battlefield, Maryland, USA.
Acroterion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Mountain is the northern extension of the Blue Ridge Mountain range in Maryland and Pennsylvania. From the Potomac River near Knoxville, Maryland in the south, to Dillsburg, Pennsylvania in the north, the 70-mile (110 km) long range separates the Hagerstown and Cumberland valleys from the Pied
Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fox Gap, or Fox's Gap, Frederick/Washington Counties, Maryland, looking northeast to Turner's Gap
Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The top of a stratus cloud layer over western Frederick County, Maryland viewed from an airplane which had just taken off from Washington Dulles International Airport
Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Reno Monument at Fox's Gap , Maryland. Contributing property of the Antietam National Battlefield . "This monument marks the spot where Maj Gen Jesse Lee Reno commanding 9th Army Corps U.S. Vols. was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862."
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

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

  • Burkittsville Memorial Park533 ftsouth · 3.9 mi
  • Hawks Hill942 ftsouthwest · 5.2 mi
  • Othello Regional Park501 ftsouth · 7.1 mi
  • Jefferson park593 ftsoutheast · 7.7 mi
  • Shenandoah Square Park516 ftsouth · 7.9 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1519:2318:47
June solstice05:4420:4220:01
September equinox06:5919:0918:34
December solstice07:2816:5116:08

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Frederick11.8 mi east
  • Germantown26.7 mi southeast
  • Silver Spring44.8 mi southeast
← Before it: Friction Wall Overlook
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How high is White Rocks?

White Rocks sits at about 1,592 feet (485 m).

What can you see from White Rocks?

From White Rocks: Burkittsville Memorial Park (S, 3.9 mi); Hawks Hill (SW, 5.2 mi); Othello Regional Park (S, 7.1 mi); Jefferson park (SE, 7.7 mi).

What is the nearest town to White Rocks?

Frederick, 12 miles E of White Rocks.

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