Maryland Monument
Maryland Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 19640709
- Inscription
- The Battle of Monocacy | The Battle that Saved Washington
How to reach it
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 2.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 2.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- McCormack Overlook · 8 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 8 mi
- East View · 8 mi
- West View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument: 0.0 mi
- 14th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Monument: 0.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Monument: 1.2 mi
- 10th Vermont Monument: 1.2 mi
- Jug Monument: 2.1 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Best Farm: 0.3 mi
- Monocacy River Park: 0.8 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Thomas Farm: 0.9 mi
- Monocacy National Battlefield - Worthington Farm: 1.5 mi
- Pinecliff Park: 1.6 mi
- Jigger Hill: 6.4 mi
- Ridge Hill: 6.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.9 mi
- High Knob: 7.9 mi
- Pine Rock: 8.3 mi
- Claire McCardell: 2.5 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 2.6 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 2.6 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 2.6 mi
- Spire: 2.8 mi
- Best Secondary House: 0.4 mi
- Best House: 0.4 mi
- Best Stone Barn: 0.5 mi
- Gambrill Mill: 0.8 mi
- Gambrill House: 0.9 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 6.2 mi
- Fred Archibald Audubon Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 8.4 mi
- Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- North Point Neighborhood Conservation Area: 10.8 mi
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine: 2.7 mi
- Museum of Frederick County History: 2.7 mi
- Schifferstadt Architectural Museum: 3.6 mi
- Children's Museum of Rose Hill Manor Park: 4.4 mi
- Damascus Heritage Museum: 12.1 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 9.9 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 12.0 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 17.9 mi
- Adventure Nursery: 20.0 mi
- Four Square Garden: 20.7 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 8.4 mi
- Spout Spring: 9.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 10.2 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 16.4 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 21.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 6.8 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.1 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 20.1 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.1 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 18.5 mi
- Harmony Grove: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maryland Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNW 344° | 654 m | 23.0 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | N 349° | 572 m | 19.2 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNW 341° | 562 m | 14.6 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 343° | 559 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Rock | NW 322° | 549 m | 17.3 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NW 320° | 538 m | 16.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 292° | 536 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | WNW 292° | 536 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4201097981
Day trips start here
- Frederick · 3 mi
- Frederick County · 6 mi
- Middletown · 9 mi
- Brunswick · 13 mi
- Germantown · 15 mi
- Boonsboro · 16 mi
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