Furnace Ford
in Frederick County of Maryland, United States
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Washington Dulles International Airport (21 mi) - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (35 mi)
- Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (36 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport (42 mi)
- Harrisburg International Airport (75 mi)
- Altoona Blair County Airport (86 mi)
- Lancaster Airport (86 mi)
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (94 mi)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Four Streams Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Worthington Manor Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Poolesville Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Little Bennett Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Bretton Woods Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- P B Dye Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Lansdowne Resort (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- River Creek Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Goose Creek Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Maryland Heights (observation point, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.243 and -77.439 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 14' 35" and W -77° 26' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:48 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:04 am and 8:07 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Delve into Furnace Ford
Furnace Ford in Frederick County (Maryland) is a town located in United States about 32 mi (or 52 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Time in Furnace Ford is now 05:48 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Furnace Ford, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Washington Dulles International Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in a distance of 84 mi (or 135 km), South. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Frederick, Leesburg, Rockville, Fairfax and Charles Town. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 18% |
| Air Humidity | 98% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
25°C (76 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
27°C (80 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Little Monocacy River
The Little Monocacy River is a 10.1-mile-long tributary stream of the Potomac River. Despite its name, the stream does not feed into the Monocacy River. The Little Monocacy is located almost entirely in Montgomery County, Maryland, and enters the Potomac just downstream from where the Monocacy enters the Potomac. Its headwaters rise southwest of Comus, and most of its approximately 17-square-mile watershed is farmland and pasture (60.56%) or forested land (36.03%).
Monocacy Aqueduct
The Monocacy Aqueduct — or C&O Canal Aqueduct No. 2 — is the largest aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, crossing the Monocacy River just before it empties into the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, USA. Its seven graceful arches make it arguably the most beautiful structure on the C&O Canal. The 438 foot (133.5 m) aqueduct was built by three separate contractors between 1829 and 1833 at the cost of US$127,900.
Dickerson, Maryland
Dickerson is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located on Maryland Route 28, between Sugarloaf Mountain and the Potomac River. It is a community situated near the town of Poolesville, Maryland. Dickerson is 61.5 square miles .
Tuscarora, Maryland
Tuscarora is a small village in southern Frederick County, Maryland. Maryland Route 28 runs through the village. The community was named for Tuscarora Creek that runs in the area. There is an old, small post office that is in the area along Route 28. The area was formerly named Licksville after another creek in the area. It is bordered by Point of Rocks to the West and Adamstown to the north. The Nolands Ferry I Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Dickerson (MARC station)
Dickerson is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV (with an extension to Frederick, MD). This station was designed by E. Francis Baldwin and built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1891. It is the last station Frederick bound trains pass before branching onto the Frederick Branch.
Dickerson Whitewater Course
The Dickerson Whitewater Course, on the Potomac River near Dickerson Maryland, was built for use by canoe and kayak paddlers training for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. It was the first pump-powered artificial whitewater course built in North America, and is still the only one anywhere with heated water. It remains an active training center for whitewater slalom racing, swiftwater rescue training, and other whitewater activities. The facility is owned by the NRG Energy company.
Tuscarora Creek (Potomac River)
Tuscarora Creek is a 12.8-mile-long tributary of the Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland, in the United States. The creek rises east of the community of Jefferson, about 6.4 miles southwest of the city of Frederick, and flows south to its mouth at the Potomac.
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