Washington Monument
Washington Monument is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Knob, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
The story
Maryland state park.
Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q937481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 0.9 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- White Rocks · 4 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 7 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 7 mi
- Weverton Cliffs · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monument Knob: 0.0 mi
- Short Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 3.2 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Annapolis Rock: 4.2 mi
- Stonewall Regiment: 2.1 mi
- Reno Monument: 2.1 mi
- NC 13th Infantry Memorial: 2.3 mi
- World War 1: 3.9 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 5.6 mi
- Shafer Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Boonsboro Historical Park: 2.1 mi
- Flook Park: 2.9 mi
- Myersville Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Doub's Meadow Park: 3.3 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 5.1 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Gathland State Park Museum: 6.7 mi
- Lock 40: 8.4 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 8.7 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 9.0 mi
- Lock 39: 9.3 mi
- Lock 37: 9.9 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 2.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 3.6 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 5.2 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 6.9 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 4.1 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 7.3 mi
- Spout Spring: 8.0 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 13.0 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 16.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 7.3 mi
- Spire: 12.6 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 12.8 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 12.8 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.0 mi
- Dargan Bend: 11.3 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 18.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Four Square Garden: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 12.2 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 8.3 mi
- Clermont Crag: 17.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 12.4 mi
- Tartown: 23.8 mi
- Beach Front: 17.5 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Washington Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 23° | 654 m | 14.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 39° | 572 m | 13.2 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NE 54° | 562 m | 8.9 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 22° | 559 m | 14.5 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 15° | 549 m | 5.2 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNE 18° | 538 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | S 183° | 536 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bob's Hill | NE 51° | 535 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:08 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4173438321
Day trips start here
- Boonsboro · 2 mi
- Middletown · 6 mi
- Sharpsburg · 7 mi
- Hagerstown · 11 mi
- Shepherdstown · 11 mi
- Frederick County · 12 mi
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