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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
Historic sites: 58
Peaks
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: 14
  • 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
Attractions: 12
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 5.8 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 5.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 18.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 19.5 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 19.5 mi
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 21.5 miles of Sleepy Creek Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSW789 m20.9 mi
Emmaville MountainNNW690 m17.4 mi
Cacapon 2SW673 m15.2 mi
Cross MountainNE627 m6.4 mi
The LockingsNW618 m15.8 mi
Hearthstone MountainENE616 m6.6 mi
Parnell KnobNE614 m20.8 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainSSW580 m15.7 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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