Museum · Maryland
Pry House Field Hospital Museum
Pry House Field Hospital Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Medical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
Coordinates39.47602, -77.71416
- On the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 1.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 5.8 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 2 mi
- White Rocks · 5 mi
- Stone Fort · 9 mi
- Weverton Cliffs · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Monument to Gen. Robert E. Lee: 1.1 mi
- MG Israel Richardson Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Irish Brigade Monument: 1.3 mi
- 2nd DE: 1.3 mi
- BG George Anderson Mortally Wounded Here: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Taylor Park: 1.4 mi
- Washington County Agricultural Education Center: 3.1 mi
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Shafer Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Boonsboro Historical Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Red Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hauser Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Nicodemus Heights: 2.5 mi
- Devils Backbone: 5.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 46
- Lock 40: 3.6 mi
- Lock 39: 4.3 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 4.4 mi
- Lock 38 Path: 5.3 mi
- Little House: 5.7 mi
Museums: 38
- Civil War Medical Museum: 0.0 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center: 1.6 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station: 3.4 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 18
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 1.9 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 5.0 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 5.2 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
Springs: 16
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 8.3 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 11.9 mi
- Spout Spring: 12.9 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 17.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 11.7 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.6 mi
- Spire: 16.5 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 16.7 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Dargan Bend: 7.8 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Beach Front: 21.2 mi
- River Access: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Four Square Garden: 3.0 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 12.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Pry House Field Hospital Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NE 35° | 654 m | 18.6 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 48° | 572 m | 17.8 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 60° | 562 m | 13.9 mi |
| High Rock | NE 34° | 559 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 43° | 549 m | 9.2 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NE 47° | 538 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | ESE 112° | 536 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | ESE 112° | 536 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/293770380
Day trips start here
- Sharpsburg · 2 mi
- Boonsboro · 4 mi
- Shepherdstown · 6 mi
- Middletown · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Washington County · 10 mi
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