Monocacy Natural Resources Area
Monocacy Natural Resources Area is a park in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Monocacy Natural Resources Area is situated nearby to the locality Furnace Ford, as well as near Mount Ephraim.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dickerson station and Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Dickerson station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line, situated between Washington, D.C., and Martinsburg, WV. The station was designed by E. Dickerson station is situated 1½ miles south of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
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 northeast of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
Monocacy Aqueduct
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Monocacy Aqueduct is situated 2 miles southwest of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dickerson and Tuscarora.
Dickerson
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Dickerson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is on Maryland Route 28, between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Potomac River. It is a community near the town of Poolesville, Maryland. Dickerson is 61.5 square miles. Dickerson is situated 1½ miles south of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
Tuscarora
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Calvert, CC0.
Tuscarora is a small unincorporated community in southern Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. Maryland Route 28 runs through the village. The community was named for Tuscarora Creek that runs in the area. Tuscarora is situated 2½ miles west of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
Comus
Hamlet
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comus is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The chiefly rural community is located approximately 39.7 miles by car from Washington D.C. Comus is situated 4 miles east of Monocacy Natural Resources Area.
Monocacy Natural Resources Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.24483° or 39° 14′ 41″ northLongitude
-77.4261° or 77° 25′ 34″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
87F46HVF+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 358239407OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4362675
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