Rocky Run Shelter

Rocky Run Shelter is a shelter in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Rocky Run Shelter is situated nearby to the nature reserve Antietam National Battlefield, as well as near Lambs Knoll Fire Tower.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lambs Knoll and Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Lambs Knoll

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lambs Knoll is a peak of South Mountain on the border of Washington County and Frederick County in the state of Maryland. The 1,758 feet peak is the second tallest on South Mountain in Maryland behind Quirauk Mountain.

Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Church

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dahlgren Chapel is located at the summit of Turner's Gap in Western Maryland between Middletown and Boonsboro. The Gothic revival stone chapel was built in 1881 and consecrated as the Chapel of St. Church of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is situated 1½ miles north of Rocky Run Shelter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Park Hall and Appletown.

Park Hall

Hamlet

Park Hall is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Park Hall is located 3.5 miles southeast of Keedysville.

Appletown

Hamlet

Appletown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Appletown is located along Maryland Route 67, 1.8 miles south of Boonsboro. Appletown is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rocky Run Shelter.

Zittlestown

Hamlet

Zittlestown is an unincorporated community 2.2 miles southeast of Boonsboro in Washington County, Maryland. It is situated on the western slope of South Mountain below Turner's Gap, along the historic National Pike, now designated U.S. Route 40 Alternate. Zittlestown is situated 1½ miles north of Rocky Run Shelter.

Rocky Run Shelter

Type: Shelter
Category: building
Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.4622° or 39° 27′ 44″ north

Longitude

-77.63075° or 77° 37′ 51″ west

Inception

2008

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Operator

Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

Open location code

87F4F969+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 489105307

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Antietam National Battlefield and Lambs Knoll Fire Tower.

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