Museum · Maryland
South Mountain Heritage Society
South Mountain Heritage Society is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Burkittsville Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates39.39379, -77.62906
- 4.5 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 4.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- White Rocks · 4 mi
- Weverton Cliffs · 5 mi
- Stone Fort · 6 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Burkittsville Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Othello Regional Park: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Grove Park: 3.9 mi
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Shenandoah Square Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Munford's Brigade and Mahone's Brigade: 0.4 mi
- War Correspondents Memorial Arch: 1.0 mi
- 1887 Barn ruins: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Plaque to the Provisional Army of the United States of America: 4.7 mi
- Frederick County: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Lambs Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Hawks Hill: 4.3 mi
- Red Hill: 5.6 mi
- Maryland Heights: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Lock 31: 5.2 mi
- Caboose: 5.6 mi
- Lock 37: 5.7 mi
- Lock 30: 5.7 mi
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 6.4 mi
Museums: 43
- Gathland State Park Museum: 1.0 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 7.3 mi
- White Hall Tavern: 7.3 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 7.3 mi
- Merriwether Lewis: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 2.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 3.8 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 5.3 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 25
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 8.6 mi
- Spire: 11.5 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 11.6 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 11.7 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 11.7 mi
Springs: 9
- Bootjack Spring: 9.2 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 10.0 mi
- Spout Spring: 10.7 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cooper Springs: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Dargan Bend: 6.3 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 12.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Four Square Garden: 10.3 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 17.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.5 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 9.4 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- River Access: 21.9 mi
- River Access: 22.6 mi
- Beach Front: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 6.6 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 8.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of South Mountain Heritage Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 16° | 654 m | 21.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNE 26° | 572 m | 19.6 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NNE 31° | 562 m | 14.7 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 15° | 559 m | 21.6 mi |
| Black Rock | N 8° | 549 m | 12.5 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | N 8° | 538 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | N 2° | 536 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | N 2° | 536 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Brunswick · 6 mi
- Middletown · 6 mi
- Boonsboro · 8 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 8 mi
- Sharpsburg · 8 mi
- Shepherdstown · 10 mi
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