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Fort Ritchie, Washington County, Maryland, United States


Alternative Names:Fort Ritchie, Fort Ritchie CDP
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Washington County, Maryland, USA
Region:Washington County, Maryland, United States
Latitude:39° 42' 7" N
Longitude:77° 30' 7" W
Lat/Long (dec):39.70221,-77.50218
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Elevation:415m
Population:314 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:7257911
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:7257911:8
GUID:2d44658b-0bd2-49d9-9f80-030e6ec85e21
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
South Mountain Prospect, Frederick County, Maryland, USA39° 41' 48" N77° 28' 51" W1.9km (1.2 miles)
South Mountain Prospect (MRDS - 10243275), Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 40' 44" N77° 30' 59" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
South Mountain Prospect (MRDS - 10170037), Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 39' 55" N77° 31' 28" W4.5km (2.8 miles)
Eagle Metallic Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 44' 26" N77° 27' 17" W5.9km (3.7 miles)
Headlight Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 44' 55" N77° 27' 32" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 44' 49" N77° 27' 19" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Virgin Copper MIne, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 45' 24" N77° 27' 36" W7.1km (4.4 miles)
Pine Mountain, Iron Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 45' 23" N77° 26' 49" W7.6km (4.7 miles)
South Mountain Prospect (MRDS - 10243142), Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 38' 18" N77° 32' 12" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Bingham and National Mines, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 45' 58" N77° 26' 52" W8.5km (5.3 miles)
Reed Hill Mine, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 46' 20" N77° 26' 30" W9.4km (5.8 miles)
South Mountain Prospect (MRDS - 10291371), Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 37' 36" N77° 33' 6" W9.4km (5.8 miles)
Jacks Mountain, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 45' 27" N77° 25' 5" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Zouck Quarry, Cavetown, Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 38' 49" N77° 35' 12" W9.5km (5.9 miles)
Culp Ridge, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 46' 48" N77° 26' 4" W10.4km (6.5 miles)
Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 46' 58" N77° 26' 9" W10.6km (6.6 miles)
Russel and Bechtel Mines, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 47' 23" N77° 26' 7" W11.3km (7.0 miles)
Jameson Quarry, Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 43' 48" N77° 22' 10" W11.7km (7.3 miles)
Iron Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 46' 32" N77° 23' 48" W12.2km (7.6 miles)
Kohler Ore Bank, Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 36' 50" N77° 35' 39" W12.6km (7.8 miles)
North Catoctin Furnace Ore Banks, Frederick County, Maryland, USA39° 36' 2" N77° 25' 50" W12.8km (8.0 miles)
Catoctin/Catoctin Furance Banks, Frederick County, Maryland, USA39° 35' 39" N77° 26' 7" W13.3km (8.3 miles)
Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 48' 11" N77° 24' 51" W13.5km (8.4 miles)
Snively Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 48' 40" N77° 25' 21" W13.9km (8.6 miles)
Back Catoctin Furnace Ore Banks, Frederick County, Maryland, USA39° 34' 50" N77° 26' 12" W14.6km (9.1 miles)
Liberty Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 45' 5" N77° 20' 32" W14.7km (9.2 miles)
Fairfield, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA39° 47' 13" N77° 22' 6" W14.8km (9.2 miles)
South Furnace Ore Bank, Frederick County, Maryland, USA39° 34' 40" N77° 26' 13" W14.9km (9.3 miles)
Lane Property Ore Bank, Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 35' 31" N77° 36' 10" W15.0km (9.3 miles)
Security Cement and Lime Company Quarry (Hagerstown Quarry; Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company), Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA39° 39' 15" N77° 40' 27" W15.6km (9.7 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Laurentides Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
Maryland, USAState
Washington County, Maryland, USACounty
 
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