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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
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Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
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Monday, 25th of November 2024
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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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Graceham, Maryland
Graceham is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage.
Lewistown, Frederick County, Maryland
Lewistown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
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.