Hunting Creek Dam
Hunting Creek Dam is a dam in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Hunting Creek Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Hunting Creek Lake, as well as near the tourism office Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
- Also known as: “Cunningham Falls State Park Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hunting Creek Lake and Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center.
Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catoctin Mountain Park Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Hunting Creek Dam.
Camp Misty Mount Historic District
Campsite
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Camp Misty Mount is located in Catoctin Mountain Park near Thurmont, Maryland. The camp was built by the Works Progress Administration labor program in the development of what was then known as the Catoctin Mountain Recreational Development Area, and comprises 35 rustic log buildings including sleeping cabins, administrative buildings and lodges. Camp Misty Mount Historic District is situated 1 mile northeast of Hunting Creek Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foxville and Thurmont.
Foxville
Hamlet
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Foxville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Foxville is located on Maryland Route 77, 4.7 miles west of Thurmont. Foxville is situated 2 miles west of Hunting Creek Dam.
Thurmont
Photo: Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thurmont is a small town in Frederick County, Maryland. It hosts the Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.
Garfield
Hamlet
Garfield is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States, situated within the District 6, Catoctin. Garfield appears on the Myersville U.S. Geological Survey Map and is located in the Eastern Time Zone. Garfield is situated 4 miles southwest of Hunting Creek Dam.
Hunting Creek Dam
Latitude
39.62832° or 39° 37′ 42″ northLongitude
-77.45643° or 77° 27′ 23″ westElevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Height
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87F4JGHV+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 420401995OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
4358733Wikidata ID
Q34843977
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In Other Languages
“Hunting Creek Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hunting Creek Dam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hunting Creek Acres and Altogether.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cunningham Falls State Park Office and Joe Brooks Lot.
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