Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie in Cascade, Maryland, was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, and southeast of Waynesboro in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 1998.
- Meteorological station
- …lies at an elevation of 902 feet (275 metres)
- …has the ICAO airport code KJWX
- Description: former American military installation
- Also known as“Camp Albert C. Ritchie”“Camp Ritchie”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raven Rock Mountain Complex and Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Military installation
The Raven Rock Mountain Complex, also known as Site… Raven Rock Mountain Complex is situated 3,400 feet east of Fort Ritchie.
Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church
Church
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hawley Memorial Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.
Monterey Pass
Mountain saddle
Jstuby, Public domain.
Monterey Pass is a 1,300 feet mountain pass located in Franklin County, southern Pennsylvania. Monterey Pass is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monterey and Blue Ridge Summit.
Blue Ridge Summit
Village
Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community and… Blue Ridge Summit is situated 2 miles west of Fort Ritchie.
Sabillasville
Village
Sabillasville is an unincorporated community and… Sabillasville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fort Ritchie.
Fort Ritchie
- Category: military base
- Location
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Latitude
39.73333° or 39° 44′ north
Longitude
-77.43333° or 77° 26′ west
Open location code
87F4PHM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Luxembourgish—“Fort Ritchie” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Camp Ritchie”
- French: “fort Ritchie”
- French: “Fort Ritchie”
- German: “Camp Ritchie”
- German: “Military Intelligence Training Center”
- Irish: “Fort Ritchie”
- Italian: “forte Ritchie”
- Japanese: “フォート・リッチー”
- Ladin: “Fort Ritchie”
- Luxembourgish: “Camp Ritchie”
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