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Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac from directly overhead

Army of the Potomac is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. Old Main Streets runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC JULY 3 1863 First and Second brigades First cavalry division marched from Taneytown to Westminster The reserve brigade of First cavalry division from Emmitsburg to the field of Gettysburg and the second brigade second cavalry
Getting there

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Coordinates39.57096, -76.98898

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Westminster City Park Playground & Fields: 0.2 mi
  • Westminster Skateboard Park: 0.4 mi
  • Belle Grove Square Park: 0.6 mi
  • King Park: 0.7 mi
  • Landon C. Burns Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Wild Imaginings: 0.4 mi
  • The Luna Moth Project: 5.3 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 17.3 mi
  • The Last Samurai: 17.9 mi
  • Maryland in Blue and Gray: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 50
Peaks: 41
  • The Bunker: 9.6 mi
  • Carroll County Highpoint: 10.4 mi
  • Dover Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Beecher Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Spook Hill: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Kids Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Adventure Nursery: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 29
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Timber Tent: 17.2 mi
  • Pecos Tent: 17.2 mi
  • Nordic Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Setters Formation: 18.5 mi
  • \: 19.1 mi
  • Friction Wall: 23.7 mi
  • Quarry (former): 23.8 mi
  • Quarry (former): 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Koontz Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • McKeldin Falls: 16.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Army of the Potomac. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piney MountainWNW 285°524 m24.0 mi
College MountainWNW 292°520 m22.1 mi
Round TopWNW 290°520 m23.0 mi
Carrick KnobWNW 292°495 m22.3 mi
Wertenbaker HillWNW 290°493 m24.6 mi
Cat RockW 277°476 m24.7 mi
Derr HillWNW 292°454 m23.8 mi
Chimney RockW 280°432 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4119:5920:40
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2616:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.02.63.73.73.93.74.33.94.83.93.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13651152658

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