Ghost town · Maryland
Harmony Grove
Harmony Grove is a ghost town in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Market Square Community Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway runs past it.
ghost town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.45361, -77.39917
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 1.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- Middletown Overlook · 5 mi
- Chimney Rock · 12 mi
- Shock Rock · 12 mi
- White Rocks · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Market Square Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Clerestory Park: 0.6 mi
- Amber Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Arbor Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Palatine Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Worman's Mill Historic Ruins: 0.9 mi
- The Hodson Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Laboring Sons Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Burial Monument: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- High Knob: 5.2 mi
- Ridge Hill: 5.3 mi
- Jigger Hill: 5.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 7.1 mi
Museums: 49
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 1.0 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 2.6 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 2.7 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 2.8 mi
- Museum of the Iron Worker: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 39
- The Great Frederick Fair: 2.8 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 3.2 mi
- Best Secondary House: 5.7 mi
- Best House: 5.8 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- Middletown Watershed: 5.6 mi
- Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 11.3 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 15
- Spire: 2.8 mi
- Claire McCardell: 2.8 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 2.9 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 2.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 14.8 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 15.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Spout Spring: 4.8 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 5.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 12.7 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 14.4 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly Garden: 13.6 mi
- Four Square Garden: 18.8 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 21.2 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 21.8 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Sevenfoot Rock: 4.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 20.0 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 12.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Harmony Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 340° | 654 m | 17.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNW 345° | 572 m | 13.9 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNW 331° | 562 m | 9.7 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 339° | 559 m | 17.9 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NW 304° | 538 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | W 268° | 536 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bob's Hill | NNW 342° | 535 m | 10.7 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | N 350° | 533 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:07 | 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
Day trips start here
- Frederick County · 1 mi
- Frederick · 3 mi
- Middletown · 8 mi
- Thurmont · 12 mi
- Boonsboro · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 14 mi
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