Exploring Maryland Heights

Exploring Maryland Heights is in Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland. Exploring Maryland Heights is situated near the ruins Naval Battery, as well as near the railway station Harpers Ferry station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Harpers Ferry station and John Brown’s Fort.

Harpers Ferry station

Railway station

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Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service. Harpers Ferry station is situated 1,800 feet south of Exploring Maryland Heights.

John Brown’s Fort

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John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown’s Fort is situated 2,400 feet south of Exploring Maryland Heights.

John Brown Museum

Museum

Photo: MPSharwood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John Brown Museum is situated 2,300 feet south of Exploring Maryland Heights.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook.

Harpers Ferry

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Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.

Sandy Hook

Hamlet

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Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.

Bolivar

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census.

Exploring Maryland Heights

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Washington County, Western Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.32938° or 39° 19′ 46″ north

Longitude

-77.73147° or 77° 43′ 53″ west

Operator

National Park Service

Open location code

87F487H9+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4241896005

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Naval Battery and Harpers Ferry Train Station.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Harpers Ferry and Mountain Fortress of Harpers Ferry.

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