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Discover Washington Junction
Washington Junction in Frederick County (Maryland) is a place in United States about 37 mi (or 60 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Current time in Washington Junction is now 12:27 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports near Washington Junction, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Washington Dulles International Airport in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 86 mi (or 138 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Leesburg, Frederick, Charles Town, Hagerstown and Rockville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 41% |
Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from South |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 67% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 2nd of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 3rd of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 4th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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CSX With Union Pacific @ Point Of Rocks
westbound on the Old Main Line past Point Of Rocks Station, MD.
csx marc 3 train meet point of rocks maryland
i was expecting the auto racks to move but got and intermodal instead .the person was gonna cross until i said something to him .4822 sd70ac and i think 261 head toward dc when marc 24 pulls...
Mixed Manifest Freight Train In Point Of Rocks
easebound on track two along the MET sub through Point Of Rocks Station, MD.
CSX Q398 In Point Of Rocks With HLCX Leaser
eastbound onto the old main line, past point of rocks station.
Fallen Flags: Chessie System at Point of Rocks
Westbound empty coal train on a rainy day at point of Rocks, MD 12/31/81.
Point Of Rocks MD 03.09.13: Capped Off
Most of the afternoon visitors there to admire the classic station building left after D789 returned west, but there was still enough light to grab a couple more trains before heading back...
Point Of Rocks MD 05.28.13: Departure Time
The trains were running in bunches as the sun went down on Point Of Rocks on May 28th, but the dispatcher kept them all moving. Next up at 5:35 was MARC train 875, led by MP36PH-3C 21. I...
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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.
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Point of Rocks is a community in Frederick County, Maryland. It is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which were formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. The formation is not visible from the town and can only be seen from boats on the river, or from the southern bank of the river in Virginia.
Catoctin Creek (Maryland)
This article is about the creek in Maryland. For the nearby creek in Virginia, see Catoctin Creek (Virginia). Catoctin Creek is a 27.9-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Its source is formed in the Myersville, MD area and flows directly south for the entire length of the stream. Catoctin Creek enters the Potomac River east of Brunswick. The stream flows through Catoctin Creek Park.
Point of Rocks (MARC station)
The Point of Rocks Railroad Station is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV located at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The station was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1873, and designed by E. Francis Baldwin. It is situated at the junction of the B&O Old Main Line and the Metropolitan Branch.
Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area
Heater's Island Wildlife Management Area is a former Wildlife Management Area in Frederick County, Maryland. It has been subsumed into the larger Islands of the Potomac Wildlife Management Area.
Islands of the Potomac Wildlife Management Area
The Islands of the Potomac Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area consisting of islands within the Potomac River in Maryland, USA along its border with the state of Virginia. It is administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Islands of the Potomac WMA provides 824 acres of protected wildlife habitat situated in the river and stretching through Allegany (80 acres), Washington (6 acres), Frederick (223 acres) and Montgomery (515 acres) Counties.
Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center
Mar-Lu-Ridge Summer Camp and Education and Conference Center is an outdoor ministry site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America located in Jefferson, Maryland. Mar-Lu-Ridge, an abbreviation for either Martin Luther or Maryland Lutheran, sits atop a mountain in the Catoctin Mountain range. The camp is a year round ministry location that was founded at a groundbreaking ceremony on December, 31 1958. The first year of summer camp was 1959, and camp continues to the present.