White Rocks

White Rocks is a scenic viewpoint in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. White Rocks is situated nearby to the peak Sugar Loaf Mountain, as well as near the hamlet Comus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Sugar Loaf Mountain

Peak

Photo: Lowell Silverman, Public domain.

Sugarloaf Mountain is a small mountain and park about 10 miles south of Frederick, Maryland. The closest village is Barnesville, located just over one mile from the foot of the mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comus and Buckeystown.

Comus is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The chiefly rural community is located approximately 39.7 miles by car from Washington D.C. Comus is situated 3½ miles southeast of White Rocks.

Buckeystown

Village

Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.

Buckeystown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,019. Buckeystown Historic District and Buckingham House and Industrial School Complex were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Buckeystown is situated 4 miles northwest of White Rocks.

Urbana

Town

Photo: Trxppy.Matt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Urbana is a suburban census-designated place located in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It lies at the I-270/MD 80 interchange, approximately 7.5 miles south-east of Frederick and about 37 miles north-west of Washington, D.C. Urbana started to develop circa 1999 and, as of the 2010 census, had a population of 9,175. Urbana is situated 4 miles northeast of White Rocks.

White Rocks

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.2829° or 39° 16′ 58″ north

Longitude

-77.39893° or 77° 23′ 56″ west

Open location code

87F47JM2+5C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 453535766

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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