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Western Maryland Railroad Museum

Western Maryland Railroad Museum from directly overhead

Western Maryland Railroad Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 128 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Bridge Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Old Main Streets runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
128 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.57059, -77.17740

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Westminster War Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Belle Grove Square Bicentennial Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • The First Complete County Rural Free Delivery Service: 9.8 mi
  • The Opera House: 9.8 mi
  • Memorial Gateway: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 39
Attractions: 16
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 10.9 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 11.2 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 13.7 mi
  • The Great Frederick Fair: 15.9 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Springs: 12
  • Koontz Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Spout Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Founder's Plaza: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Adventure Nursery: 18.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 20.5 mi
  • John L. Clark Honors Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Western Maryland Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainWNW 296°654 m19.9 mi
Catoctin MountainWNW 289°572 m16.3 mi
Salamander RockW 271°562 m16.5 mi
High RockWNW 295°559 m20.3 mi
Virginia RockNW 313°545 m20.7 mi
Bob's HillW 278°535 m15.3 mi
Wildcat RocksNW 310°533 m20.3 mi
Black RockW 275°526 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0020:40
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2716:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526170757366554436
Precip in3.52.54.23.94.34.34.33.55.23.83.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/80363579

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