Gambrill House
Gambrill House is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gambrill Mill, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic mansion at Monocacy National Battlefield, Maryland, United States
Dates from 1872.
Wikidata Q5519738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- McCormack Overlook · 7 mi
- East View · 7 mi
- West View · 7 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pennsylvania Monument: 0.3 mi
- 10th Vermont Monument: 0.4 mi
- 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Monument: 0.5 mi
- Maryland Monument: 0.9 mi
- United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument: 0.9 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Thomas Farm: 0.3 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Best Farm: 0.9 mi
- Monocacy River Park: 1.0 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Worthington Farm: 1.2 mi
- Pinecliff Park: 1.9 mi
- Claire McCardell: 3.4 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 3.5 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 3.5 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 3.6 mi
- Spire: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Jigger Hill: 7.3 mi
- Ridge Hill: 7.6 mi
- Pine Rock: 8.5 mi
- High Knob: 8.9 mi
- Gambrill Mill: 0.1 mi
- Thomas House: 0.5 mi
- Best Secondary House: 0.7 mi
- Best House: 0.7 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 0.8 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 9.3 mi
- North Point Neighborhood Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- Little Bennett Creek Stream Valley Park: 10.2 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 3.6 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 3.6 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 4.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 5.2 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 11.3 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 9.5 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 11.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 16.9 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 19.3 mi
- Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 9.3 mi
- Spout Spring: 9.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 10.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 17.3 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 22.4 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 7.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 19.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 19.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gambrill House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 344° | 654 m | 23.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNW 348° | 572 m | 20.0 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNW 340° | 562 m | 15.5 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 342° | 559 m | 23.9 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 322° | 549 m | 18.2 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NW 320° | 538 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 294° | 536 m | 14.1 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 294° | 536 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/420128634
Day trips start here
- Frederick · 4 mi
- Frederick County · 7 mi
- Middletown · 10 mi
- Brunswick · 13 mi
- Germantown · 14 mi
- Boonsboro · 17 mi
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