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Harmony Grove

Harmony Grove from directly overhead

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

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Coordinates39.45361, -77.39917

Overlooks nearby

Around it

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
Museums: 49
Attractions: 49
  • 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: 18
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 12.1 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Harmony Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNW 340°654 m17.8 mi
Catoctin MountainNNW 345°572 m13.9 mi
Salamander RockNNW 331°562 m9.7 mi
High RockNNW 339°559 m17.9 mi
Black RockNW 308°549 m13.4 mi
Annapolis RockNW 304°538 m12.9 mi
Lambs KnollW 268°536 m12.2 mi
Lambs KnollW 268°536 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0020:41
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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