Great Heron Wetlands is a physical feature (swamp) in Frederick County. The primary coordinates for Great Heron Wetlands places it within the MD 21704 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Great Heron Wetlands |
Category: | Maryland physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Swamp |
Description: | Located behind Urbana Elementary School, just north of Interstate 270, south of Route 355, 10 km (6 mi) south-southeast of Frederick. |
History: | Named for the birds that frequent the area's ponds and wetlands; the great blue heron is also the symbol of the Chesapeake's Save the Bay Program. |
County: | Frederick County |
Latitude: | 39.3258333 |
Longitude: | -77.3572222 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Great Heron Wetlands: Great Heron Wetlands.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Great Heron Wetlands does not include property ownership information.
Urbana, MD
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Ballenger Creek, MD
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Urbana Overlook, MD
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