Fort Ritchie

Fort Ritchie is a census-designated place in , United States, just south of the state line. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. is a former U.S. military base that closed in September 1998, pursuant to the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. is immediately to the north.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet with 12 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “Fort Ritchie CDP”, “Fort Ritchie, Maryland”, “Fort Ritchie, MD”, and “Форт Ритчие”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Camp Louise and Quirauk Mountain.

Summer camp
is an all-girls, Jewish overnight summer…

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is the highest point on South Mountain.

Park
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a scenic area and county park in the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highfield-Cascade and Pen Mar.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , United States.

Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
is an unincorporated community and… is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Ritchie.

Fort Ritchie

Latitude
39.7059° or 39° 42′ 21″ north
Longitude
-77.49675° or 77° 29′ 48″ west
Population
12
Elevation
1,362 feet (415 metres)
Open location code
87F4PG43+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12236199742
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
7257911
Wiki­data ID
Q753597
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Fort Ritchie” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Catalan: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Chinese: “里奇堡 (馬里蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “里奇堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Ritchie”
  • French: “Fort Ritchie”
  • German: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرت ریچی (مريلند)”
  • Gilaki: “فؤرت ریچی”
  • Irish: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Italian: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Kazakh: “Fort Rïtçï”
  • Kazakh: “Форт Ритчи”
  • Kazakh: “فورت رىيتتشىي”
  • Kirghiz: “Форт Ритчи”
  • Ladin: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Persian: “فرت ریتچی، مریلند”
  • Persian: “فرت ریچی”
  • Polish: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Serbian: “Форт Ричи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Ritchie, Maryland”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Ritchie”
  • South Azerbaijani: “فورت ریچی، مریلند”
  • Spanish: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Tatar: “Форт-Ричи (Мэриленд)”
  • Tatar: “Форт-Ричи”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Ричі”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ رچی، میری لینڈ”
  • Uzbek: “Fort Ritchie”
  • Volapük: “Fort Ritchie”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cascade and Highfield Cascade.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fort Ritchie Community Center and United States Post Office.

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Worth a closer look: Hagerstown and Hancock.

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