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Beall Homestead

Beall Homestead from directly overhead

Beall Homestead is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020
Material
metal
Inscription
Dairy Farming at the Beall Homestead
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.28272, -77.27407

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens: 60
Historic sites
  • Norwood Tobacco Barn: 0.7 mi
  • Earl's Picnic Spot: 1.3 mi
  • Parr's Spring Marker: 7.5 mi
  • P: 7.5 mi
  • 10th Vermont Monument: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Thomas House: 8.2 mi
  • Gambrill House: 8.3 mi
  • Gambrill Mill: 8.4 mi
  • Best Secondary House: 9.0 mi
  • Best House: 9.0 mi
Museums: 57
  • Damascus Heritage Museum: 3.9 mi
  • The W. R. Rudy Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Airy Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Mooseum: 9.2 mi
  • Fire Museum: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 34
Picnic sites: 27
  • Blue Sky Park: 3.1 mi
  • Chickadee Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Pines Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Oriole Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Quail Ridge: 10.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Kanawha Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Spout Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Great Falls: 19.7 mi
  • McKeldin Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Stubblefield Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Truck Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Sycamore Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salamander RockNNW 331°562 m23.3 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 301°536 m22.0 mi
Lambs KnollWNW 301°536 m22.0 mi
Bob's HillNNW 336°535 m24.1 mi
Black RockNNW 333°526 m23.8 mi
Pine KnobNW 316°518 m24.8 mi
Cat RockNNW 338°476 m24.9 mi
High KnobNW 316°472 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4420:0020:40
September equinox06:5718:3319:08
December solstice07:2616:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10989750171

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