Mooseum
Mooseum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. High Knob stands 472 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoyles Mill Village Local Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Dairy industry museum
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
- 12.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook rock, lower · 7 mi
- Overlook rock, high · 7 mi
- East View · 9 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hoyles Mill Village Local Park: 0.9 mi
- King's Crossing Local Park: 0.9 mi
- Cedar Creek Local Park: 1.3 mi
- Millstone Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Old Germantown Park: 1.5 mi
- Boyds Local Park: 2.0 mi
- Bucklodge Branch Stream Valley Park: 2.5 mi
- Orchard Neighborhood Park: 3.2 mi
- Cabin Branch Stream Valley Park: 4.6 mi
- Waters House Special Park: 4.6 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Clopper Mill Ruins: 2.9 mi
- The Cliff Bland Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Darnestown Confederate Visit: 3.2 mi
- Inspiration Park: 4.3 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.0 mi
- Historic Cupola: 3.0 mi
- A Circle of Acanthus Leaf Chairs: 4.3 mi
- Market Square Colonnade: 4.4 mi
- Schwartz Peony Garden: 3.4 mi
- Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
- Vermont Maple Garden: 9.7 mi
- Lock 23: Violettes Lock: 5.9 mi
- Lock 24: Rileys Lock: 6.0 mi
- Carousel at Rio: 6.3 mi
- Lock 22: Pennyfield Lock: 6.8 mi
- Lock 21: Swains Lock: 9.0 mi
- Fire Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gaithersburg Community Museum: 6.2 mi
- Glenstone Museum: 7.1 mi
- Stonestreet Museum: 9.4 mi
- Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum: 10.6 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Quail Ridge: 3.0 mi
- Pines Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Oriole Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 6.5 mi
- Black Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hunting Hill: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Nokes Hill: 10.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 13.3 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 15.4 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 16.8 mi
- Silver Spring: 18.7 mi
- Takoma Spring: 20.4 mi
- Great Falls: 11.0 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 14.0 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 16.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 12.3 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 12.3 mi
- Fishing Shore: 20.1 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 22.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 12.7 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 22.5 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mooseum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 335° | 472 m | 23.7 mi |
| Short Hill Mountain | WNW 291° | 441 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNW 329° | 387 m | 8.9 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 333° | 373 m | 22.0 mi |
| Purcell Knob | WNW 287° | 368 m | 24.8 mi |
| Waterford Peak | W 280° | 361 m | 14.4 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | WNW 298° | 349 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pine Rock | NW 314° | 346 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/156554757
Day trips start here
- Germantown · 3 mi
- Gaithersburg · 5 mi
- Montgomery County · 6 mi
- Rockville · 10 mi
- Great Falls · 11 mi
- Potomac · 11 mi
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