Maryland Monument
Maryland Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 152 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 59th New York, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Park in Washington County, Maryland, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49522437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 152 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 5.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 7 mi
- Stone Fort · 9 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 59th New York: 0.0 mi
- 5th, 7th and 66th OH: 0.0 mi
- New York State Monument: 0.1 mi
- 34th NY: 0.1 mi
- Purnell Legion: 0.1 mi
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 2.7 mi
- Taylor Park: 2.9 mi
- James Rumsey Park: 4.1 mi
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Shepherdstown Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Hauser Ridge: 0.7 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 0.9 mi
- Red Hill: 2.9 mi
- Ferry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Devils Backbone: 5.4 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 0.2 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 2.1 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 2.7 mi
- Lock 40: 1.9 mi
- Lock 39: 2.9 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 4.0 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 4.0 mi
- Little House: 4.4 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 3.1 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 6.6 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.9 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.7 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 13.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cooper Springs: 17.7 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 17.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 13.4 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.7 mi
- Spire: 18.2 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 18.4 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 18.4 mi
- Dargan Bend: 7.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 21.1 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
- Beach Front: 22.1 mi
- River Access: 24.3 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.2 mi
- Four Square Garden: 2.6 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 9.4 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 14.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.7 mi
- Harmony Grove: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Maryland Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 39° | 654 m | 19.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | NW 324° | 616 m | 20.3 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 51° | 572 m | 19.1 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 63° | 562 m | 15.4 mi |
| High Rock | NE 38° | 559 m | 19.3 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 50° | 549 m | 10.4 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 54° | 538 m | 9.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | ESE 107° | 536 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sharpsburg 5 S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358253018
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 1 mi
- Shepherdstown · 4 mi
- Boonsboro · 5 mi
- Washington County · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Middletown · 11 mi
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