- Elevation, modelled
- 167 m
- Tallest summit within 16.4 miles
- Quirauk Mountain654 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Marylandon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6431, -77.7230
Discovery Station is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled 167 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagerstown Cultural Trail, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.
hands-on museum in Hagerstown, Maryland
Dates from 1996-07-05.
Wikidata Q5281972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Discovery Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | ENE 72° | 654 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 293° | 627 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | WNW 290° | 616 m | 14.1 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | E 88° | 572 m | 13.7 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ESE 110° | 562 m | 13.3 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 71° | 559 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Rock | SE 126° | 549 m | 8.3 mi |
| Virginia Rock | ENE 57° | 545 m | 16.4 mi |
- On the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 5.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Washington Heritage TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 13 mi
- White Rocks · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 6.2 mi
- Jacobs Church: 7.6 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 8.5 mi
- World War 1: 10.7 mi
- 12th PA Cavalry: 11.0 mi
Peaks
- Devils Backbone: 6.7 mi
- Black Rock: 8.3 mi
- Short Hill: 8.8 mi
- Annapolis Rock: 8.8 mi
- Pine Knob: 9.7 mi
Museums: 37
- Jonathan Hager House and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 0.6 mi
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: 0.6 mi
- Mansion House Art Center: 0.8 mi
- Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 35
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.5 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Old Dam Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 13.4 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 18.8 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Hagerstown · 0 mi
- Washington County · 6 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Sharpsburg · 13 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 14 mi
- Shepherdstown · 15 mi
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