New Market West, Maryland

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]

New Market West, Maryland
Unincorporated area
New Market
West
Location in Maryland
New Market
West
New Market
West (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°23′13″N 77°16′52″W
Country United States of America
State Maryland
County Frederick
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)301 and 240
GNIS feature ID1712160[1]

Geography

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

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

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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market West
  2. "New Market West - About Us". New Market West. New Market West. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Run". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. "U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherry Run". Geographic Name Information System. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. "Frederick County Public School (Maryland) Attendance Maps". FCPS Attendance Areas. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. "Köppen climate types of the United States". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Topography of the Appalachian/Piedmont". Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  8. "NCDC: U.S. Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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