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South Prospect Street Historic District

South Prospect Street Historic District from directly overhead

South Prospect Street Historic District is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagerstown Cultural Trail, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.64149, -77.72610

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • University Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • City Park: 0.3 mi
  • Elgin Station Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ridge Avenue Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Greenawalt Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Doubleday Hill Monument: 6.0 mi
  • Jacobs Church: 7.8 mi
  • Black Rock Hotel: 8.6 mi
  • World War 1: 10.6 mi
  • 12th PA Cavalry: 10.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 35
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.3 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 0.3 mi
Springs: 19
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Moss Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Spring: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 5
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 19.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 20.1 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 7.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Four Square Garden: 8.9 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 13.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of South Prospect Street Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainENE 71°654 m12.0 mi
Cross MountainWNW 293°627 m15.3 mi
Hearthstone MountainWNW 290°616 m14.0 mi
Catoctin MountainE 88°572 m13.8 mi
Salamander RockESE 110°562 m13.5 mi
High RockENE 71°559 m11.4 mi
Black RockSE 124°549 m8.3 mi
Annapolis RockSE 130°538 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4420:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2916:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536472767567554436
Precip in3.22.73.93.94.33.43.73.74.83.42.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown 1 E, 2 mi away.

  • Mallard86 obs
  • Canada Goose52 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly46 obs
  • Monarch30 obs
  • Muscovy Duck27 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle27 obs
  • Mute Swan26 obs
  • American pokeweed21 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358252792

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