Fort Ritchie

Fort Ritchie in Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of and southeast of in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 1998.
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  • Type: Meteorological station
  • Description: former American military installation
  • Also known as: Camp Albert C. Ritchie” and “Camp Ritchie

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raven Rock Mountain Complex and Monterey Pass.

Military installation
The , also known as Site R and simply The Rock, is a U.S. military installation with an underground near . is situated 3,400 feet east of Fort Ritchie.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Jstuby, Public domain.
is a 1,300 feet mountain pass located in , southern . is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.

Building
The is a historic building located at , , , . It is a 2+1⁄2-story, stone and frame Colonial Revival style structure located on a hillside with four stone chimneys, two on each gable end. is situated 2 miles southwest of Fort Ritchie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and Blue Ridge Summit.

Hamlet
, Pennsylvania, is an unincorporated community which was added to the USGS Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. After the site was surveyed c. 1839 for the never-completed Tapeworm Railroad, the summit community was settled on the… is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.

Village
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States, southwest of in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with . is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 354. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Ritchie.

Fort Ritchie

Latitude
39.73333° or 39° 44′ north
Longitude
-77.43333° or 77° 26′ west
Elevation
902 feet (275 metres)
ICAO airport code
KJWX
Open location code
87F4PHM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
6298502
Wiki­data ID
Q392426
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