Furnace

Furnace is a recreation area in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Furnace is situated near Thurmont Memorial Park, as well as near Trinity United Church of Christ.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chimney Rock and Catoctin High School.

Chimney Rock

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Chimney Rock is a peak.

Catoctin High School

School

Photo: Lorax, CC BY 4.0.

Catoctin High School is a four-year public high school in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Catoctin High School is situated 1¼ miles north of Furnace.

Roddy Road Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Roddy Road Covered Bridge is a small, one lane king post wooden covered bridge near Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland. It crosses Owen's Creek near Thurmont. Roddy Road Covered Bridge is situated 1½ miles northeast of Furnace.

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 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 1½ miles east of Furnace.

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 4 miles southeast of Furnace.

Furnace

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.62272° or 39° 37′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.40979° or 77° 24′ 35″ west

Open location code

87F4JHFR+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3172964206

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=firepit

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Thurmont Memorial Park and Trinity United Church of Christ.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stauffer Funeral Homes and Catoctin Wellness Center.

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