Fort Ritchie
in Washington County of Maryland, United States
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Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (12 mi) - Washington Dulles International Airport (52 mi)
- Harrisburg International Airport (52 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport (57 mi)
- Altoona Blair County Airport (60 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (64 mi)
- Lancaster Airport (70 mi)
- University Park Airport (81 mi)
- Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Waynesboro Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Carroll Valley Golf Resort (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Maple Run Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Mountain View Golf Resort (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Black Rock Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- South Mountain Golf Course (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Musket Ridge Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Caledonia Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Conocodell Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Penn National Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.702 and -77.502 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 42' 7" and W -77° 30' 7"
- 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: 06:18 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:54 am and 8:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
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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: 2024-05-14 08:25:02
Explore Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie in Washington County (Maryland) with it's 314 inhabitants is a city in United States about 61 mi (or 98 km) north-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Fort Ritchie is now 06:18 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Fort Ritchie, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), West. 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 115 mi (or 186 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Frederick and Westminster. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 96% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
PA Cobblestone Hotel & Suites -- Waynesboro
Days Inn Waynesboro
Videos from this area
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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.
Fort Ritchie, Maryland
Fort Ritchie is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States, just south of the Pennsylvania state line. The population was 276 at the 2000 census. Fort Ritchie is a former U.S. military base that closed in September 1998 pursuant to the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania is immediately to the north.
Highfield-Cascade, Maryland
Highfield-Cascade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,141 at the 2000 census.
Quirauk Mountain
Quirauk Mountain is the highest point on South Mountain. The 2,145-foot peak is located in northeastern Washington County, Maryland. It lies just southwest of Fort Ritchie Military Reservation in the village of Cascade and about 1/2 mile southeast of the community of Blue Mountain. The Appalachian Trail and South Mountain State Park are about 1/2 mile to the west of the mountain's summit.
WAYZ
WAYZ is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, serving the Four-State Area. WAYZ is owned and operated by VerStandig Broadcasting. FM 104.7 came on the air in 1946 as WJEJ-FM (sister to WJEJ 1240). Until 2000 the station was known as easy listening/beautiful music formatted WWMD under Hagerstown Broadcasting, when the station was sold to VerStandig. At that time the callsigns for 104.7 WWMD and 101.5 WAYZ were swapped.
Pen Mar, Maryland
Pen Mar is an unincorporated village in Washington County, Maryland, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of the border towns in the United States with a portmanteau name. Pen Mar came to prominence in the 20th century due to the construction of Pen Mar Park by the Western Maryland Railroad. The construction of the Pen Mar resort caused the area to become a destination for many people.
Fort Ritchie
Fort Ritchie at Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 1998: "Out the Gate, by '98".
Camp Louise
Camp Louise is an all-girls, Jewish overnight summer camp in the Catoctin Mountains in Cascade, Maryland. It is the sister camp of Camp Airy for boys, which is located in Thurmont. Girls between the ages of 7 and 17 attend for one to eight weeks, depending on their age and interest. Louise is a member of the American Camp Association.
Pen Mar Park
Pen Mar Park is a scenic area located on High Rock Road on the Mason-Dixon line in Washington County, Maryland. In 1877, the site was opened as an amusement park by the Western Maryland Railroad. When it was dismantled in 1943 the park contained a roller coaster, carousel, miniature train and railroad station, dining hall to seat 450 people, and a dance pavilion.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Fort Ritchie CDP, Fort Ritchie
