New Market West, Maryland
New Market West, Maryland | |
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  New Market West Location in Maryland  New Market West New Market West (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′19″N 77°16′50″W / 39.38861°N 77.28056°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Frederick |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 301 and 240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1712160[1] |
New Market West is a suburban housing community in Frederick County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. The community is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is adjacent to the town of New Market.[2]
Geography
[edit]New Market West is in east-central Frederick County bordered to the south, east, and north by the town of New Market and to the west by the Linganore census-designated place. Two streams, Cherry Run and Walnut Run, run through the community.[3][4] The primary access to the community is via Royal Oak Drive from MD 144.
Education
[edit]The community's residents feed into three schools in the Frederick County Public School system: New Market Elementary School, New Market Middle School, and Linganore High School.[5]
Climate
[edit]New Market West is located in the north eastern humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), with hot, humid summers and moderately cold winters.[6] The community of New Market West is located in the Piedmont of the Appalachian Mountains.[7]
| Climate data for New Market West, Maryland | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.1 (5.6) |
46.5 (8.1) |
55.7 (13.2) |
67.7 (19.8) |
76.6 (24.8) |
85.0 (29.4) |
88.9 (31.6) |
86.6 (30.3) |
79.9 (26.6) |
68.2 (20.1) |
56.5 (13.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
66.6 (19.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.8 (−3.4) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
34.5 (1.4) |
44.7 (7.1) |
54.0 (12.2) |
63.1 (17.3) |
67.9 (19.9) |
66.3 (19.1) |
58.9 (14.9) |
47.3 (8.5) |
35.8 (2.1) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
46.4 (8.0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.79 (71) |
2.71 (69) |
3.64 (92) |
3.54 (90) |
4.12 (105) |
4.23 (107) |
3.09 (78) |
3.60 (91) |
3.93 (100) |
2.87 (73) |
3.15 (80) |
3.41 (87) |
41.08 (1,043) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.2 (18) |
4.8 (12) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.7 (4.3) |
16.5 (42) |
| Source: NOAA [8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market West, Maryland
- ^ "New Market West - About Us". New Market West. New Market West. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Run". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry Run". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ^ "Frederick County Public School (Maryland) Attendance Maps". FCPS Attendance Areas. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Köppen climate types of the United States". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "Topography of the Appalachian/Piedmont". Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ "NCDC: U.S. Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. October 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |