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4th New York Volunteers

4th New York Volunteers from directly overhead

4th New York Volunteers is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 20th Regiment N.Y. Volunteers, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.45986, -77.74139

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 46
Museums: 40
Nature reserves: 19
Springs: 15
Artworks: 9
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: 19.1 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Beach Front: 22.9 mi
  • River Access: 23.3 mi
  • River Access: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of 4th New York Volunteers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNE 37°654 m20.4 mi
Hearthstone MountainNW 325°616 m21.3 mi
Catoctin MountainNE 48°572 m19.6 mi
Salamander RockENE 59°562 m15.7 mi
High RockNE 36°559 m20.0 mi
Black RockNE 44°549 m11.0 mi
Annapolis RockNE 48°538 m10.2 mi
Lambs KnollE 97°536 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4520:0220:42
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2816:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313441526170747366544435
Precip in3.12.43.73.64.64.24.33.34.43.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13670495489

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