Beach · Maryland
Purplehorse Beach
- Elevation, modelled
- 25 m
- Latitude
- 38.9815
- Longitude
- -77.2394
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Purplehorse Beach is a beach in Maryland, at a modelled 25 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Old Georgetown Pike passes 0.5 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purplehorse Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 337° | 387 m | 21.1 mi |
| Chestnut Peak | WSW 255° | 374 m | 24.7 mi |
| Waterford Peak | NW 308° | 361 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 313° | 235 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | WNW 292° | 187 m | 21.3 mi |
| Steptoe Hill | W 280° | 176 m | 23.9 mi |
| Gantt Hill | S 175° | 156 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 17° | 156 m | 7.5 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 0.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.3 mi off the George Washington Memorial ParkwayNational
- 14.8 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook 2 · 1 mi
- Overlook 1 · 1 mi
- Olmsted Island and Overlook Trail · 1 mi
- Great Falls Overlook 3 · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mather Gorge0.9 mi
- Mather Gorge marker0.9 mi
- Burling Defenders2.3 mi
- Ruins of Worker's Houses for Nearby Quarries4.0 mi
- Dennis Crook Memorial Bench5.2 mi
Peaks52
- Prospect Hill1.0 mi
- Gantt Hill3.9 mi
- Freedom Hill4.0 mi
- Mount Daniel6.6 mi
- Minor's Hill6.9 mi
Waterfalls5
- Great Falls1.3 mi
- Scott's Run Falls2.2 mi
- Stubblefield Falls2.5 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration15.5 mi
- Coe Creek18.8 mi
Beaches3
- Sycamore Beach0.1 mi
- Fishing Shore9.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach10.5 mi
Rest areas2
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).