Bolivar
Bolivar is a hamlet in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Bolivar is situated nearby to the hamlet Moser, as well as near Oak Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lambs Knoll and Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Lambs Knoll
Peak
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Lambs Knoll is a peak of South Mountain on the border of Washington County and Frederick County in the state of Maryland. The 1,758 feet peak is the second tallest on South Mountain in Maryland behind Quirauk Mountain. Lambs Knoll is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bolivar.
Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Church
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in Western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is situated 2 miles northwest of Bolivar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spoolsville and Zittlestown.
Spoolsville
Locality
Spoolsville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Bowlus Mill House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Spoolsville is situated 2 miles southeast of Bolivar.
Zittlestown
Hamlet
Zittlestown is an unincorporated community 2.2 miles southeast of Boonsboro in Washington County, Maryland. It is situated on the western slope of South Mountain below Turner's Gap, along the historic National Pike, now designated U.S. Route 40 Alternate. Zittlestown is situated 2 miles northwest of Bolivar.
Middletown
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Middletown is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,136 as of the 2010 census. Located in the Middletown Valley that stretches between the Catoctin Mountains on the east and South Mountain on the west, the town reportedly gained its name from its location midway between those ranges.
Bolivar
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Boliver”
- Category: locality
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.46649° or 39° 27′ 59″ northLongitude
-77.59166° or 77° 35′ 30″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
87F4FC85+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 157552706OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4349059
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