- Elevation, modelled
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Salamander Rock562 m · 21.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.2743, -77.5398
Point of Rocks Community Commons Park is a park in Maryland, at a modelled 68 m. Salamander Rock stands 562 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Point of Rocks, a park 0.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway runs past it. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Point of Rocks Community Commons Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salamander Rock | N 8° | 562 m | 21.0 mi |
| Black Rock | N 352° | 549 m | 20.9 mi |
| Annapolis Rock | N 351° | 538 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 339° | 536 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | NNW 339° | 536 m | 12.9 mi |
| Bob's Hill | N 10° | 535 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Rock | N 9° | 526 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 351° | 518 m | 18.7 mi |
- On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- On the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 4.0 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Washington Heritage TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Point of Rocks Overlook · 1 mi
- Shock Rock · 2 mi
- Potomac Overlook · 8 mi
- West View · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Point of Rocks: 0.3 mi
- Springdale Regional Park: 1.1 mi
- The "Green": 3.1 mi
- Freedom Center Trailhead: 3.2 mi
- Symington Cabin Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Lock 28: 0.7 mi
- Lock 29: 2.4 mi
- Catoctin Aqueduct: 3.0 mi
- Caboose: 5.4 mi
- Lock 30: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Gum Springs Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Eastalco: 5.4 mi
- Gold Star Families Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Frederick County: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 59
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 8.4 mi
- Our Lady of Fatima: 9.3 mi
- Leesburg Welcome Mural: 11.2 mi
- Velo Love: 11.4 mi
- Low-Poly Open Heart: 11.4 mi
Peaks: 55
- Furnace Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pine Rock: 2.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Waterford Peak: 6.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Brunswick Pond Fish Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Morven Park: 9.5 mi
- Brownsville Pond Fish Management Area: 9.9 mi
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Royce Hanson Conservation Park at Broad Run: 10.7 mi
Museums: 47
- Lovettsville Museum: 5.3 mi
- Winmill Carriage Museum: 9.3 mi
- Gov. Westmoreland Davis Home: 9.4 mi
- South Mountain Heritage Society: 9.5 mi
- Gathland State Park Museum: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Nolands Ferry: 3.6 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Dargan Bend: 12.4 mi
- Blue Sky Park: 15.1 mi
- Chickadee Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 13
- Poolesville Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Native Pollinator Meadow: 13.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.2 mi
- butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
- butterfly garden: 16.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Kanawha Spring: 0.6 mi
- Cooper Springs: 13.2 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 14.0 mi
- Potts Springs: 14.0 mi
- Harris Springs: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Old Dam Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Brambleton Sign/Water Decoration: 20.3 mi
- Pua Falls: 24.1 mi
- Great Falls: 24.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Sevenfoot Rock: 12.4 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Shenandoah Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
- River Access: 20.1 mi
- River Access: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Truck Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harmony Grove: 14.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frederick Police Brks, 11 mi away.
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