Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area
Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Munford's Brigade and Mahone's Brigade, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fisheries Service
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 6.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Weverton Cliffs · 3 mi
- Stone Fort · 4 mi
- White Rocks · 5 mi
- Maryland Heights Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Munford's Brigade and Mahone's Brigade: 1.8 mi
- War Correspondents Memorial Arch: 2.1 mi
- 1887 Barn ruins: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Plaque to the Provisional Army of the United States of America: 2.8 mi
- Goodloe E Byron: 3.5 mi
- Burkittsville Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Chestnut Grove Park: 2.5 mi
- Shenandoah Square Park: 3.5 mi
- Antietam Dargan Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Othello Regional Park: 3.9 mi
- Hawks Hill: 2.8 mi
- Maryland Heights: 4.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 5.1 mi
- Lock 31: 3.7 mi
- Lock 37: 3.9 mi
- Lock 32: 5.0 mi
- Potoma Wayside: 5.0 mi
- Caboose: 5.1 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 2.0 mi
- Gathland State Park Museum: 2.0 mi
- White Hall Tavern: 5.4 mi
- Merriwether Lewis: 5.4 mi
- John Brown Museum: 5.4 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 4.2 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 5.0 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 5.2 mi
- Woodpecker Woods Wildlife Santuary: 6.0 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 10.6 mi
- Spire: 13.4 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 13.5 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 13.6 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 13.6 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 10.4 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 11.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 12.6 mi
- Cooper Springs: 12.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 12.6 mi
- Four Square Garden: 10.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 16.7 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Demonstration Garden: 21.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.9 mi
- Dargan Bend: 4.3 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 13.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 14.3 mi
- River Access: 20.2 mi
- River Access: 20.9 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 5.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 20.1 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 10.6 mi
- Harmony Grove: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 20° | 654 m | 23.2 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNE 29° | 572 m | 21.2 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NE 35° | 562 m | 16.4 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 19° | 559 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Rock | NNE 15° | 549 m | 13.7 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | NNE 16° | 538 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 22° | 536 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNE 22° | 536 m | 5.0 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 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:09 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/278357417
Day trips start here
- Brunswick · 5 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 6 mi
- Sharpsburg · 7 mi
- Middletown · 8 mi
- Shepherdstown · 8 mi
- Boonsboro · 9 mi
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