Cliff · Maryland
Sevenfoot Rock
Sevenfoot Rock is a cliff in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 362 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.44788, -77.48415
- 1.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 1.7 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Middletown Overlook · 1 mi
- White Rocks · 8 mi
- Shock Rock · 10 mi
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ridge Hill: 1.0 mi
- High Knob: 1.2 mi
- Jigger Hill: 1.5 mi
- Miller Hill: 4.9 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 7.6 mi
Parks
- Shookstown Park: 1.1 mi
- Stonegate Park: 1.9 mi
- Whittier Lake Park: 2.0 mi
- Fountaindale Park: 2.0 mi
- Lake Coventry Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- The Hodson Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Old Cottage: 4.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Hamburg Lookout Tower: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 50
- The Great Frederick Fair: 5.3 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 7.0 mi
- Best Secondary House: 7.0 mi
- Best House: 7.1 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 7.3 mi
Museums: 44
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 3.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 4.3 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 4.6 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 4.6 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Middletown Watershed: 1.6 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 7.3 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 7.6 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 22
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 1.2 mi
- Spire: 4.3 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 4.5 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 4.6 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 13.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Dargan Bend: 14.8 mi
Springs: 10
- Bootjack Spring: 1.8 mi
- Spout Spring: 3.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.6 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 12.5 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Four Square Garden: 14.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.0 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 24.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 12.7 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach Front: 20.0 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Clermont Crag: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Sevenfoot Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | N 355° | 654 m | 17.2 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | N 4° | 572 m | 13.9 mi |
| Salamander Rock | N 359° | 562 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Rock | N 353° | 559 m | 17.2 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 325° | 549 m | 10.6 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NW 321° | 538 m | 9.8 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | W 270° | 536 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | W 270° | 536 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358240452
Day trips start here
- Middletown · 3 mi
- Frederick · 5 mi
- Frederick County · 5 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Brunswick · 12 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
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