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Cooksville

Cooksville from directly overhead

Cooksville is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 387 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Adventure Nursery, a garden 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States

Wikidata Q5167213, matched on coordinates and name (170 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Cooksville: Site of a skirmish between Confederate cavalry commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart, and Maryland Militia on June 29, 1863. The Confederates easily defeated their opposition and continued northwardly towards Hood's Mill and Westminster.
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Coordinates39.32102, -77.01913

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Adventure Nursery: 0.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Brighton Azalea Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Children's Garden: 11.3 mi
Parks
  • Western Regional Park: 1.2 mi
  • Carrs Mill Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lisbon Park: 2.8 mi
  • Howard County Fairgrounds: 2.9 mi
  • Pfefferkorn Natural Environmental Area: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
  • Gate House Museum of History: 4.6 mi
  • Mount Airy Museum: 8.2 mi
  • The W. R. Rudy Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Damascus Heritage Museum: 10.0 mi
  • Diggs-Johnson Museum: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
  • Oakley Cabin: 10.1 mi
  • Raven's Logo: 11.3 mi
  • Dogwood Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Main Street Ballroom: 12.3 mi
  • Scott’s Cove at Rocky Gorge Reservoir: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 34
  • Hollofield Shelters: 12.6 mi
  • Pickall Area: 12.6 mi
  • Midtown Park Gazebo: 12.8 mi
  • Blue Sky Park: 14.1 mi
  • Orange Grove Area: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 19
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 7
  • Sandy Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Crises Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Silver Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Truck Rest Area: 9.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWSW 259°387 m20.4 mi
Chestnut HillNW 312°203 m22.6 mi
Ivy HillENE 63°200 m20.8 mi
Oregon RidgeENE 57°191 m21.2 mi
Chestnut HillE 98°169 m12.0 mi
Laurel HillNW 313°163 m20.7 mi
The BunkerNE 37°157 m11.6 mi
Hunting HillSSW 210°156 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4219:5920:39
September equinox06:5618:3219:07
December solstice07:2516:0616:49

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9780757987

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