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The Great Frederick Fair

The Great Frederick Fair from directly overhead

The Great Frederick Fair is an attraction in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Husky Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.

About

The story

MARC rail station in Frederick, Maryland, United States

Dates from 2001-12-17.

Wikidata Q5497203, matched on coordinates and name (912 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

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Coordinates39.41290, -77.39496

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Husky Park: 0.2 mi
  • Grove Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sagner Park: 0.4 mi
  • Third Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Carroll Creek Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • The Claire McCardell Project: 0.5 mi
  • Jug Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Laboring Sons Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Burial Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Ten Commandments: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 53
  • Best Secondary House: 2.9 mi
  • Best House: 3.0 mi
  • Best Stone Barn: 3.0 mi
  • Gambrill Mill: 3.2 mi
  • Gambrill House: 3.3 mi
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 43
  • Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
  • Middletown Watershed: 6.8 mi
  • Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 8.5 mi
  • Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 10.1 mi
  • North Point Neighborhood Conservation Area: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 41
Picnic sites: 11
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 12.2 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 14.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Springs: 8
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Truck Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of The Great Frederick Fair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNW 342°654 m20.6 mi
Catoctin MountainNNW 347°572 m16.7 mi
Salamander RockNNW 336°562 m12.3 mi
High RockNNW 341°559 m20.6 mi
Black RockNW 316°549 m15.5 mi
Annapolis RockNW 313°538 m14.8 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 281°536 m12.6 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 281°536 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4420:0020:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2716:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576674797770584739
Precip in2.62.93.73.64.04.33.92.95.83.32.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/65240163

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