Potomac-Broadway Historic District
Potomac-Broadway Historic District is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Medal of Honor Triangle, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Georgians Overlook · 14 mi
- White Rocks · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Medal of Honor Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Bloom Park: 0.2 mi
- Wheaton Park: 0.2 mi
- Oswald Park: 0.2 mi
- Oak Hill Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Doubleday Hill Monument: 6.8 mi
- Jacobs Church: 7.0 mi
- Black Rock Hotel: 8.4 mi
- World War 1: 11.1 mi
- Washington Monument: 11.4 mi
- Devils Backbone: 7.0 mi
- Black Rock: 8.2 mi
- Annapolis Rock: 8.8 mi
- Short Hill: 8.9 mi
- Buzzard Knob: 9.4 mi
- Discovery Station: 0.6 mi
- Jonathan Hager House and Museum: 1.0 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 1.1 mi
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts: 1.2 mi
- Mansion House Art Center: 1.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.9 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.1 mi
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
- Tayamentasachta Spring: 9.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 9.9 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 10.2 mi
- Oak Spring: 10.5 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 6.3 mi
- Conservation Easement East of Indian Springs Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
- Yankauer Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Boyd Mountain Pond Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 13.2 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 1.7 mi
- 42 West: 10.3 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 16.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 17.4 mi
- St. Francis: 19.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 19.4 mi
- Dargan Bend: 19.7 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 13.0 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 24.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.6 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 18.6 mi
- The Lockings: 20.2 mi
- Four Square Garden: 9.5 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Tartown: 18.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.6 mi
- Beach Front: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Potomac-Broadway Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | ENE 73° | 654 m | 11.2 mi |
| Cross Mountain | WNW 290° | 627 m | 15.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Mountain | WNW 288° | 616 m | 14.4 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | E 90° | 572 m | 13.2 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ESE 113° | 562 m | 13.1 mi |
| High Rock | ENE 73° | 559 m | 10.7 mi |
| Black Rock | SE 130° | 549 m | 8.2 mi |
| Virginia Rock | ENE 57° | 545 m | 15.8 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 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown 1 E, 1 mi away.
- Mallard92 obs
- Canada Goose53 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly39 obs
- Monarch30 obs
- Muscovy Duck27 obs
- Mute Swan26 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle21 obs
- Huron Skipper21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358252889
Day trips start here
- Hagerstown · 1 mi
- Washington County · 6 mi
- Boonsboro · 10 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 13 mi
- Sharpsburg · 13 mi
- Hedgesville · 16 mi
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