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Mansfield Monument

Mansfield Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 153 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfield Mortally Wounded Here, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49521309, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.48328, -77.74173

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Mansfield Mortally Wounded Here: 0.0 mi
  • 12th PA Cavalry: 0.1 mi
  • 1st New Jersey Brigade: 0.2 mi
  • 1st MD Light Artillery Battery B: 0.2 mi
  • 27th IN: 0.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 45
Museums: 37
Nature reserves: 16
Springs: 15
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Spout Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Cooper Springs: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Dargan Bend: 8.2 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Nolands Ferry: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Beach Front: 21.6 mi
  • River Access: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Mansfield Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNE 40°654 m19.1 mi
Hearthstone MountainNW 322°616 m20.0 mi
Catoctin MountainNE 52°572 m18.6 mi
Salamander RockENE 65°562 m15.0 mi
High RockNE 39°559 m18.7 mi
Black RockNE 51°549 m9.9 mi
Annapolis RockNE 56°538 m9.2 mi
Lambs KnollESE 111°536 m6.6 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 solstice07:2916:0916:51

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358239285

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