Buzzard Rock

Buzzard Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Buzzard Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Buzzard Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.31094, -77.69221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Rock

• Pleasant Valley · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~4 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~5 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Washington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sweet Run State Park · sanctuary · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Valley · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brunswick Historic District · museum · Frederick · ~8 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gathland State Park · park · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Aqueduct · viewpoint · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see
• War Correspondents Memorial Arch · fort · Frederick · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crampton's Gap · viewpoint · Maryland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Antietam Creek Aqueduct · fort · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Rock

• Pleasant Valley · viewpoint · Washington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~5 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Heights · viewpoint · Washington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Valley · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~6 km · Must-see
• Short Hill Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Elk Ridge · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Washington · ~10 km · Must-see
• Purcell Knob · viewpoint · Loudoun · ~10 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Aqueduct · viewpoint · Frederick · ~13 km · Must-see

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