Corbit's Charge
Corbit's Charge is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Piney Mountain stands 524 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Votes For Women, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Main Streets runs past it. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1863 skirmish in the American Civil War
Wikidata Q16951599, matched on coordinates and name (445 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- CORBIT'S CHARGE ★ ★ ★ "Suicidal Bravery" In June 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee's infantry marched through Maryland on its second invasion of the North, Lee lost contact with Gen. J.E.B Stuart as the cavalry commander led his force east and north around the
How to reach it
- On the Old Main Streets
- 1.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 11.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- McKeldin Falls · 16 mi
- Gasline Cut · 17 mi
- Cliff overlooking Quarry Lake · 17 mi
- Oregon Ridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Votes For Women: 0.0 mi
- Mary Shellman's Legacy: 0.0 mi
- Army of the Potomac: 0.1 mi
- Army of the Potomac: 0.1 mi
- Divided Loyalties: 0.1 mi
- Westminster City Park Playground & Fields: 0.2 mi
- Westminster Skateboard Park: 0.5 mi
- Belle Grove Square Park: 0.6 mi
- King Park: 0.7 mi
- Landon C. Burns Park: 0.9 mi
- Wild Imaginings: 0.4 mi
- The Luna Moth Project: 5.4 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 17.4 mi
- The Last Samurai: 17.9 mi
- Maryland in Blue and Gray: 18.0 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 6.0 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Charlotte's Quest Nature Center: 8.9 mi
- Baltimore County Department of Public Works: 10.0 mi
- Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House: 0.0 mi
- Kimmey House: 0.0 mi
- Cockey's: 0.0 mi
- Carroll County Farm Museum: 0.9 mi
- Bear Branch Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- The Bunker: 9.6 mi
- Carroll County Highpoint: 10.5 mi
- Dover Hill: 11.1 mi
- Beecher Hill: 13.4 mi
- Spook Hill: 15.2 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 16.0 mi
- Kids Garden: 16.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 16.8 mi
- Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 17.2 mi
- Fort Roller: 13.1 mi
- Hemlock Gorge: 14.1 mi
- Raven's Logo: 14.5 mi
- Irvine Nature Center Native American Site: 15.7 mi
- Dinner Theatre: 17.3 mi
- Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Timber Tent: 17.3 mi
- Pecos Tent: 17.3 mi
- Nordic Grove: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Setters Formation: 18.5 mi
- \: 19.1 mi
- Friction Wall: 23.6 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 23.9 mi
- Koontz Spring: 12.3 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 20.8 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 21.4 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 23.3 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 24.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.7 mi
- Daniels: 19.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 23.2 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 16.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Corbit's Charge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Mountain | WNW 286° | 524 m | 23.9 mi |
| College Mountain | WNW 292° | 520 m | 22.1 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 290° | 520 m | 23.0 mi |
| Carrick Knob | WNW 292° | 495 m | 22.3 mi |
| Wertenbaker Hill | WNW 290° | 493 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cat Rock | W 278° | 476 m | 24.6 mi |
| Derr Hill | WNW 293° | 454 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chimney Rock | W 280° | 432 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13651152639
Day trips start here
- Westminster · 1 mi
- Sykesville · 14 mi
- Owings Mills · 15 mi
- Hanover · 16 mi
- Cockeysville · 19 mi
- Sparks Glencoe · 19 mi
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