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Sleepy Creek Post Office

Sleepy Creek Post Office from directly overhead

Sleepy Creek Post Office is a historic site in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 125 m. High Point stands 789 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Pine Hollow Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia

Wikidata Q7539962, matched on coordinates and name (77 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
125 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.66759, -78.08250

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spruce Pine Hollow Park: 2.8 mi
  • Gerber Field: 5.7 mi
  • Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park: 5.8 mi
  • Widmyer Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
  • Widmyer Park: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions: 21
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.8 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 5.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 18.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 18.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 18.9 mi
Museums: 19
  • Hancock Museum: 5.8 mi
  • CCC museum: 5.8 mi
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Belle Boyd House: 15.7 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 15.8 mi
Springs: 15
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Reese Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Neglar Spring: 15.4 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 11.1 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 11.1 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Sleepy Creek Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSW 222°789 m20.9 mi
Big MountainNNE 22°740 m20.9 mi
Emmaville MountainNNW 335°690 m17.4 mi
Cacapon 2SW 233°673 m15.2 mi
Cross MountainNE 49°627 m6.4 mi
The LockingsNW 313°618 m15.8 mi
Hearthstone MountainENE 62°616 m6.6 mi
Parnell KnobNE 34°614 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4620:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371767467554436
Precip in2.82.63.73.64.23.54.13.04.23.33.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg 2, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356529303

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