Bear Branch

Bear Branch is a stream in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Bear Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Sugarloaf West, as well as near Park Mills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Sugar Loaf Mountain

Peak

Photo: Lowell Silverman, Public domain.

Sugarloaf Mountain is a small mountain and park about 10 miles south of Frederick, Maryland. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain. Sugar Loaf Mountain is situated 2 miles south of Bear Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buckeystown and Urbana.

Buckeystown

Village

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Buckeystown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,019. Buckeystown Historic District and Buckingham House and Industrial School Complex were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Buckeystown is situated 3 miles northwest of Bear Branch.

Urbana

Town

Photo: Trxppy.Matt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Urbana is a suburban census-designated place located in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, approximately 7.5 miles south-east of Frederick and about 37 miles north-west of Washington, D.C. Urbana started to develop circa 1999 and, as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,175. Urbana is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bear Branch.

Adamstown

Village

Photo: Rick Calvert, Public domain.

Adamstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is named for Adam Kohlenberg, a station agent and first town merchant who owned much of present-day Adamstown. Adamstown is situated 4 miles west of Bear Branch.

Bear Branch

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.2926° or 39° 17′ 33″ north

Longitude

-77.40499° or 77° 24′ 18″ west

Elevation

246 feet (75 metres)

Open location code

87F47HVW+22

GeoNames ID

4348115

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Localities in the Area

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