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Maryland Monument

Maryland Monument from directly overhead

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. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
19640709
Inscription
The Battle of Monocacy | The Battle that Saved Washington
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.37638, -77.39701

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 57
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 45
  • 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
Nature reserves: 45
  • 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
Museums: 42
Picnic sites: 12
  • 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
Gardens: 9
Springs: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Truck Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainNNW654 m23.0 mi
Catoctin MountainN572 m19.2 mi
Salamander RockNNW562 m14.6 mi
High RockNNW559 m23.0 mi
Annapolis RockNW538 m16.5 mi
Lambs KnollWNW536 m13.2 mi
Bob's HillNNW535 m15.8 mi
Black RockNNW526 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4420:0020:41
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2716:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353846576674797770584739
Precip in2.62.93.73.64.04.33.92.95.83.32.74.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4201097981

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