Historic site · Maryland
20th Regiment N.Y. Volunteers
20th Regiment N.Y. Volunteers is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Private Soldier Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 20th Regiment N.Y. Vols. TURNER RIFLES 3d Brig. 2d Div. 6th Corps. 1861-1863
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates39.45950, -77.74126
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 0.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.0 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 5.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 1 mi
- White Rocks · 6 mi
- Stone Fort · 8 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Private Soldier Monument: 0.0 mi
- 4th New York Volunteers: 0.0 mi
- 50th PA: 0.3 mi
- Old Slave Block: 0.3 mi
- 45th PA: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Taylor Park: 3.3 mi
- James Rumsey Park: 3.6 mi
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 3.8 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Hauser Ridge: 1.4 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 2.0 mi
- Red Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ferry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hawks Hill: 4.4 mi
Museums: 40
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 1.0 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 1.6 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 1.8 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 37
- Lock 39: 2.4 mi
- Lock 40: 2.7 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 2.9 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 3.5 mi
- Little House: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 2.4 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 6.1 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.7 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 6.8 mi
Springs: 15
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 13.4 mi
- Spout Spring: 14.4 mi
- Cooper Springs: 16.6 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 8
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.1 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 14.8 mi
- Spire: 17.7 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 17.9 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Dargan Bend: 6.6 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
- Beach Front: 22.9 mi
- River Access: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 0.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Four Square Garden: 3.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 13.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of 20th Regiment N.Y. Volunteers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 37° | 654 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NW 325° | 616 m | 21.4 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 48° | 572 m | 19.6 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 59° | 562 m | 15.7 mi |
| High Rock | NE 36° | 559 m | 20.0 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 44° | 549 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pinkerton Knob | WNW 285° | 549 m | 21.5 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 48° | 538 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13670495488
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 0 mi
- Shepherdstown · 4 mi
- Boonsboro · 6 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 9 mi
- Washington County · 10 mi
- Middletown · 11 mi
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