Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area
Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area is a campsite in Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland. Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area is situated nearby to 1887 Barn ruins, as well as near the monument National War Correspondents Memorial.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gathland State Park and National War Correspondents Memorial.
Gathland State Park
Museum
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Gathland State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on South Mountain near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. The state park occupies the former estate of war correspondent George Alfred Townsend, who wrote under the pen name "Gath" during the American Civil War. Gathland State Park is situated 2,600 feet south of Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area.
National War Correspondents Memorial
Monument
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The National War Correspondents Memorial, part of Gathland State Park, is a memorial dedicated to journalists who died in war. It is located at Crampton's Gap at South Mountain, near Burkittsville, Maryland, in the United States. National War Correspondents Memorial is situated 2,300 feet south of Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gapland and Burkittsville.
Gapland
Hamlet
Gapland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 109 as of the 2010 census.
Burkittsville
Village
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Burkittsville is a historic village in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. The village lies in the southern Middletown Valley along the eastern base of South Mountain.
Rohrersville
Village
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Rohrersville is a census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. Rohrersville is situated 2 miles northwest of Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area.
Crampton Gap Shelter AT Camping Area
- Type: Campsite
- Categories: tourism and camping
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.41198° or 39° 24′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.638° or 77° 38′ 17″ westOperator
Potomac Appalachian Trail ClubOpen location code
87F4C966+QQOpenStreetMap ID
way 759933000OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=camp_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 1887 Barn ruins and Ceres Bethel AME Church.
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