Knowles
Knowles is a locality in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Knowles is situated nearby to the neighborhood Devilbiss Estates, as well as near Blue Mountain.Places of Interest
Highlights include Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo and Chimney Rock.
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
Park
The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre zoo and wildlife preserve located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States. The preserve features safari truck rides that let visitors touch and feed large herbivores in a wooded setting.
Chimney Rock
Peak
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Chimney Rock is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles north of Knowles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurmont and Graceham.
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.
Graceham
Hamlet
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Graceham is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage. Graceham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Knowles.
Creagerstown
Hamlet
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Creagerstown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is playfully known by its residents as "4 miles from everywhere" because of its situation at 4 miles from Thurmont, Woodsboro, Rocky Ridge, and Lewistown. Creagerstown is situated 3½ miles east of Knowles.
Knowles
- Type: Locality
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.59538° or 39° 35′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.42249° or 77° 25′ 21″ westElevation
463 feet (141 metres)Open location code
87F4HHWH+52OpenStreetMap ID
node 158317210OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
4360069
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