Peak · Maryland
Annapolis Rock
Annapolis Rock rises to 538 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Annapolis Rock Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 538 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.55837, -77.59871
- 4.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 4.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
- 8.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Rocks · 8 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 9 mi
- Chimney Rock · 10 mi
- Georgians Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Black Rock Hotel: 1.4 mi
- Washington Monument: 4.2 mi
- Stonewall Regiment: 6.1 mi
- Reno Monument: 6.1 mi
- NC 13th Infantry Memorial: 6.4 mi
Parks
- Wolfsville Ruritan Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Flook Park: 3.3 mi
- Doubs Mill Historic District: 3.3 mi
- Myersville Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Doub's Meadow Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Black Rock: 1.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 1.1 mi
- Short Hill: 2.4 mi
- Monument Knob: 4.2 mi
- Miller Hill: 5.2 mi
Museums: 40
- MARC Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Boonsboro Museum of History: 4.5 mi
- Washington County Rural Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi
- Civil War Medical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Pry House Field Hospital Museum: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 37
- Children's Village of Washington County: 6.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 8.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 8.9 mi
- Lock 40: 10.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 11.9 mi
Springs: 17
- Annapolis Rock Spring: 0.2 mi
- Spout Spring: 8.1 mi
- Bootjack Spring: 8.2 mi
- Raven Rock Spring: 8.8 mi
- Browns Spring: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Antietam National Battlefield: 6.1 mi
- Lambs Knoll Fire Tower: 7.7 mi
- Middletown Watershed: 8.1 mi
- McClellan's Lookup Fire Tower: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 10
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 8.6 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 10.3 mi
- 42 West: 13.7 mi
- Spire: 13.9 mi
- Water Lily Swirl: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Dargan Bend: 15.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 2.1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Four Square Garden: 8.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cunningham Falls: 8.5 mi
- Old Dam Waterfall: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sevenfoot Rock: 9.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Harmony Grove: 12.9 mi
- Tartown: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 13.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Annapolis Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | NNE 26° | 654 m | 10.6 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | NE 49° | 572 m | 9.4 mi |
| Salamander Rock | ENE 78° | 562 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 23° | 559 m | 10.3 mi |
| Black Rock | N 4° | 549 m | 1.0 mi |
| Virginia Rock | NNE 26° | 545 m | 16.4 mi |
| Lambs Knoll | S 191° | 536 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bob's Hill | ENE 68° | 535 m | 7.8 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 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:08 | 16:50 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithsburg 2NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 582901 — Annapolis Rock, Washington County, Maryland.
OpenStreetMap element node/358238080
Day trips start here
- Boonsboro · 5 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 9 mi
- Hagerstown · 9 mi
- Middletown · 9 mi
- Sharpsburg · 11 mi
- Thurmont · 11 mi
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