Catoctin Heights
District of Smithbrook Acres
in Frederick County of Maryland, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
39.643 and -77.410 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 39° 38' 36" and W -77° 24' 36"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 02:57 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
1:03 am and 10:49 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

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Explore Catoctin Heights

The district Catoctin Heights of Smithbrook Acres in Frederick County (Maryland) is located in United States about 55 mi north of Washington DC, the country's capital.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 1°C / 34 °F

Morning Temperature -2°C / 29 °F
Evening Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Night Temperature 1°C / 34 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 95%
Air Pressure 997 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

5°C (40 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

6°C (44 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Monday, 25th of November 2024

8°C (46 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

SUPER 8 THURMONT

Address
2,0 mi
300 TIPPIN DRIVE HWY 15 EXIT HWY 806 TURN WEST
21788 Thurmont
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Camp David

For the negotiations leading to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, see Camp David Accords. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:39|38|54|N|77|27|54|W|region:US-MD_type:landmark |primary |name= }} Camp David(Naval Support Facility Thurmont) Catoctin Mountain ParkFrederick County, MarylandUSA 300pxMain Lodge at Camp David during the Nixon administration, February 9, 1971 Type Military base Built 1935 (1935) Built by Works Progress Administration Currentowner U.S.

Located at 39.6483, -77.465 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Executive branch of the United States government, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland, Presidential residences in the United States, Houses in Frederick County, Maryland, Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, United States Navy facilities, Works Progress Administration in Maryland, Official residences in the United States, Continuity of government in the United States

Emmitsburg, Maryland

Emmitsburg was founded in 1785 and is in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. The population was 2,814 at the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census it has 2,814 people. It is the home of Mount St. Mary's University. The National Emergency Training Center, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial and Emergency Management Institute are also located in Emmitsburg on the former campus of St. Joseph's College.

Located at 39.7047, -77.3253 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Towns in Maryland, Populated places established in 1785, 1785 establishments in Maryland

Thurmont, Maryland

Thurmont is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,170 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the northern part of Frederick County, approximately ten miles from the Pennsylvania border, along U.S. Highway 15. It is very close to Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park, which contains the presidential retreat of Camp David. Thurmont was designated in 2005 as a "Main Street Maryland Community."

Located at 39.625, -77.4103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Towns in Maryland, Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland

Fort Ritchie, Maryland

Fort Ritchie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Pennsylvania state line. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. Fort Ritchie is a former U.S. military base that closed in September 1998 pursuant to the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania is immediately to the north.

Located at 39.7044, -77.4964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Washington County, Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland

Highfield-Cascade, Maryland

Highfield-Cascade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.

Located at 39.7167, -77.4908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in Washington County, Maryland, Census-designated places in Maryland

Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University, also known as The Mount, is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded by French émigré Father John DuBois (Père Jean Dubois) in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. (It is the second oldest Catholic college in the United States, after Georgetown. ) The school became co-educational in 1972.

Located at 39.682, -77.353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Mount St. Mary's University, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in the United States, Universities and colleges in Frederick County, Maryland, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Council of Independent Colleges, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members, Educational institutions established in 1808, Universities and colleges in Maryland, Seminaries and theological colleges in Maryland, Roman Catholic Church in Maryland, 1808 establishments in Maryland

Knott Arena

Knott Arena is a 3,121-seat multi-purpose sports arena at Mount Saint Mary's University, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was built in 1987 and is home to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team.

Located at 39.6795, -77.3464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball, College basketball venues in the United States, Basketball venues in Maryland

Catoctin Quaker Camp

Catoctin Quaker Camp (CQC) is a small, Quaker, residential, wilderness summer camp operated by Baltimore Yearly Meeting for Quaker and non-Quaker children aged 9–14. Catoctin is located off of Old Mink Farm Road, on Catoctin Mountain, near Frederick, Maryland. Children come to camp for two- or four-week sessions. The camp focuses on Quaker values of simplicity, equality, and peace, and the benefits of living in an intentional, child-centered, loving community.

Located at 39.58, -77.4989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Summer camps in Maryland, Quakerism in Maryland

Raven Rock Mountain Complex

The Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC) is a United States government facility on Raven Rock, a mountain in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located in Liberty Township, Adams County, about 14 km east of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and 10 km north-northeast of Camp David, Maryland. It is also called the Raven Rock Military Complex, or simply Site R.

Located at 39.734, -77.419 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Military facilities in Pennsylvania, Disaster preparedness in the United States, Nuclear bunkers, Buildings and structures in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States nuclear command and control, Continuity of government in the United States, Secret places

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial since 1990 is officially designated by the United States Congress as the National Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters. Located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, it was conceived as a tribute to American fire service. The memorial was constructed in 1981 on the campus of the National Fire Academy. Plaques listing the names of firefighters encircle the plaza from the same year.

Located at 39.695, -77.3258 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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National Memorials of the United States, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland, Buildings and structures completed in 1981, Firefighting in the United States, Labor monuments and memorials, Monuments and memorials in Maryland, 1981 establishments in the United States, Firefighting memorials

Emergency Management Institute

The Emergency Management Institute of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency conducts courses for local and regional public agency emergency managers and interested members of the public, where the courses are intended to improve the level of national emergency responsiveness to all forms of man-made and natural disasters. It is based in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Located at 39.6944, -77.3283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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United States Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Firefighting in the United States, Disaster preparedness in the United States, Education in Frederick County, Maryland, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland

Catoctin Furnace, Maryland

Catoctin Furnace is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is the site of the Catoctin Furnace Historic District.

Located at 39.5792, -77.4658 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

WTHU

WTHU is a Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Thurmont, Maryland, serving Frederick and Frederick County, Maryland. WTHU is owned and operated by Christian Radio Coalition, Inc.

Located at 39.6269, -77.4031 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in Maryland, Frederick County, Maryland, Radio stations established in 1967, 1967 establishments in Maryland

WMTB-FM

WMTB-FM is the student radio station of Mount Saint Mary's. Licensed to Emmitsburg, Maryland, USA the station offers mainly student-produced programming daytime/evenings, while overnights and mornings are used by "Maryland Catholic Radio" to broadcast EWTN Radio.

Located at 39.6839, -77.3569 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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College radio stations in Maryland, Catholic radio stations, Radio stations established in 1969, 1969 establishments in Maryland

Catoctin AVA

The Catoctin AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Frederick and Washington counties of western Maryland. The region is bordered by Catoctin Mountain to the east, the Pennsylvania border to the north, South Mountain to the west, and the Potomac River to the south. "Catoctin" is Algonquian for "speckled rock", a geological feature of the area. Two commercial wineries operate in the AVA, Frederick Cellars, and Orchid Cellars.

Located at 39.65, -77.4667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
American Viticultural Areas, Geography of Frederick County, Maryland, Maryland wine, Geography of Washington County, Maryland

Fort Ritchie

Fort Ritchie at Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 1998: "Out the Gate, by '98".

Located at 39.7006, -77.5028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former United States Army facilities, Buildings and structures in Washington County, Maryland

Camp Airy

Camp Airy is a Jewish sleep away summer camp located in Thurmont, Maryland at the edge of the Catoctin Mountain Park. Boys between the ages of 7 and 17 attend for one to seven weeks, depending on their age and interest. Airy is a fully accredited member of the American Camp Association.

Located at 39.6444, -77.4211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Jewish summer camps in Maryland, 1924 establishments in Maryland

National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, is a U.S. religious site and educational center that pays tribute to the life and mission of Elizabeth Ann Seton (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821), the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. It is both a Minor Basilica and a National Shrine.

Located at 39.6978, -77.3311 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Roman Catholic National Shrines in the United States, Roman Catholic parishes and churches in the United States, Roman Catholic churches in Maryland, Biographical museums in Maryland, Museums in Frederick County, Maryland, Religious museums in Maryland, Women's museums in Maryland, Churches in Frederick County, Maryland, Open air museums in Maryland, Houses in Frederick County, Maryland, Historic house museums in Maryland, Religious organizations established in 1965, 1965 establishments in Maryland

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo

The Catocin Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre zoo and wildlife preserve (25 acres are accessible to the public) located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States. The zoo features safari truck rides that let visitors touch and feed large herbivores in a wooded setting.

Located at 39.5906, -77.4307 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Zoos in Maryland, Buildings and structures in Frederick County, Maryland, Visitor attractions in Frederick County, Maryland

Creagerstown, Maryland

Creagerstown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The Georgian-style farmhouse Strawberry Hill is located close to Creagerstown, being located on Creagerstown Road and in Frederick County's Creagerstown Election District. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 along with Pennterra. Creagerstown is also the home to both Creagerstown Park and Creagerstown Cemetery.

Located at 39.5772, -77.365 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

Rocky Ridge, Maryland

Rocky Ridge is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Old Mill Road Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Located at 39.605, -77.3175 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

Sabillasville, Maryland

Sabillasville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Victor Cullen School Power House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and the Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building was listed in 1990.

Located at 39.7, -77.4564 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

Graceham, Maryland

Graceham is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage.

Located at 39.6142, -77.3817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

Lewistown, Frederick County, Maryland

Lewistown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.5375, -77.4156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in Frederick County, Maryland, Unincorporated communities in Maryland

Straw Family Stadium

E.T. Straw Family Stadium is a baseball venue in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. It is home to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. The stadium is part of the larger PNC Sports Complex. In 2007, the stadium underwent $400,000 renovations, thanks to the donation of Mount St. Mary's alumnus E.T. Straw. The venue was dedicated to Straw as a result.

Located at 39.6783, -77.3455 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
College baseball venues in the United States, Baseball venues in Maryland, Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers baseball