Fort Ritchie

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Fort Ritchie

Total population

0

Median home value

$0

Median income

$0

Weather76°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates39.70°, -77.51°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fort Ritchie, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

Ed McCaffrey

American football player

Henry Harbaugh

Marshall College graduate and pastor of the Reformed Church of Lancaster (1817–1867)

Abraham Barr Snively

American sports coach (1899-1964)

Benjamin Franklin Leiter

American politician (1813-1866)

Don Heffner

American baseball player, coach, manager (1911–1989)

Fred Bear

American bow hunter (1902–1988)

Joseph Casey

Congressman (1814–1879)

J

John Bonamego

American football player and coach

Levi Leiter

American businessman (1834–1904)

Max Bishop

Baseball player and coach (1899-1962)

Myrl Brown

American baseball player

P

Patrick Fleagle

American politician

R

R. Keith McCormick

modern pentathlete

S

Samuel Lahm

politician (1812-1876)

T

Terry L. Punt

American politician (1949–2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Highfield-Cascade
  0.9 mi away
• Sabillasville
  2.6 mi away
• Ringgold
  3.3 mi away
• Leitersburg
  6.1 mi away
• Cavetown
  6.3 mi away
• Jugtown
  7.7 mi away
• Graceham
  8.7 mi away
• Mount Aetna
  9.2 mi away
• Reid
  9.2 mi away
• Emmitsburg
  9.8 mi away · pop. 2,845
• Paramount-Long Meadow
  10 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  11.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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