Nature reserve · Maryland
Lambs Knoll Fire Tower
Lambs Knoll Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 535 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambs Knoll, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Antietam Campaign Byway passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
Coordinates39.44838, -77.62695
- 2.1 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 2.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.4 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 8.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- White Rocks · 1 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 6 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 7 mi
- Weverton Cliffs · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lambs Knoll: 0.0 mi
- Lambs Knoll: 0.0 mi
- Monument Knob: 3.6 mi
- Red Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hawks Hill: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- NC 13th Infantry Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Reno Monument: 1.6 mi
- Stonewall Regiment: 1.6 mi
- 1887 Barn ruins: 3.0 mi
- War Correspondents Memorial Arch: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Mount Briar Wetlands Reserve: 2.8 mi
- Wiles Branch Park Athletic Field: 3.6 mi
- Wiles Branch Dog Park: 3.7 mi
- Wiles Branch Park: 3.8 mi
- Burkittsville Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 51
- Antietam Creek Aqueduct: 6.7 mi
- Lock 37: 7.2 mi
- Lock 39: 8.3 mi
- Lock 40: 8.5 mi
- Lock 31: 8.7 mi
Museums: 42
- Gathland State Park Museum: 3.1 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 3.8 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 4.4 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Antietam National Battlefield: 1.6 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 3.8 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 6.8 mi
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 7.1 mi
- Spire: 11.5 mi
- WINDSWEPT: 11.7 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 11.8 mi
- Water Lily Wave: 11.8 mi
Springs: 14
- Bootjack Spring: 7.4 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Spout Spring: 8.7 mi
- Kanawha Spring: 13.4 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Dargan Bend: 8.4 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Nolands Ferry: 15.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 5.5 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 5.7 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 15.1 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 4
- Four Square Garden: 7.6 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 21.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.1 mi
- Poolesville Community Garden: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Old Dam Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 7.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.2 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 19.3 mi
- Beach Front: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Lambs Knoll Fire Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 19° | 654 m | 18.2 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NNE 32° | 572 m | 16.3 mi |
| Salamander Rock | NE 40° | 562 m | 11.5 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 18° | 559 m | 17.9 mi |
| Black Rock | N 10° | 549 m | 8.8 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | N 11° | 538 m | 7.7 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | E 91° | 536 m | 0.0 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | SE 127° | 536 m | 0.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boonsboro · 4 mi
- Middletown · 4 mi
- Sharpsburg · 7 mi
- Brunswick · 9 mi
- Harpers Ferry · 10 mi
- Shepherdstown · 10 mi
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