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Farver Cooperative Wildlife Management Area

Farver Cooperative Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Farver Cooperative Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Maring Cooperative Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.1 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Gwynnbrook Wildlife and Heritage Service Office
Getting there

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Coordinates39.41504, -77.07332

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Maring Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
  • Woodbrook Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
  • Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
  • North Point Neighborhood Conservation Area: 9.8 mi
  • Bennett Creek Conservation Park: 10.3 mi
Parks
  • Salt Box Park: 1.6 mi
  • Winfield Lions Club Baseball Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Mayeski Park: 2.7 mi
  • Sterling Glen Park: 4.2 mi
  • Twin Arch Crossing Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Lafayette's Tour: 5.5 mi
  • Jim Bowers Road Bridge Abutment: 6.2 mi
  • Jim Bowers Road Bridge Abutment: 6.2 mi
  • Martin Gross Area: 6.5 mi
  • P: 6.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 42
  • Mount Airy Museum: 5.1 mi
  • The W. R. Rudy Museum: 5.1 mi
  • Gate House Museum of History: 6.3 mi
  • Carroll County Farm Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Damascus Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 39
Peaks: 31
Picnic sites: 25
  • Blue Sky Park: 15.8 mi
  • Pickall Area: 17.3 mi
  • Hollofield Shelters: 17.5 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 6
  • Sandy Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Spout Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Bootjack Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Mountain Pass Spring: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Truck Rest Area: 7.1 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farver Cooperative Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Salamander RockWNW 297°562 m24.8 mi
Bob's HillWNW 302°535 m24.3 mi
Black RockWNW 299°526 m24.7 mi
College MountainNW 320°520 m24.9 mi
Cat RockNW 305°476 m24.4 mi
High KnobW 278°472 m22.8 mi
Chimney RockNW 308°432 m24.2 mi
Wolf RockNW 308°427 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4219:5920:39
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2616:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536371757467564537
Precip in3.43.04.03.64.44.74.54.24.84.03.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Damascus 3 SSW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1484974466

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