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National Battlefield · Monocacy National Battlefield

Monocacy National Battlefield

Best primary window for Monocacy: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

During the summer of 1864, the Confederacy carried out a bold plan to turn the tide of the Civil War in their favor. They planned to capture Washington, DC and influence the election of 1864. On July 9, however, Federal soldiers outnumbered three to one, fought gallantly along the banks of the Monocacy River in an effort to buy time for Union reinforcement to arrive in Washington, DC.

This page identifies Monocacy National Battlefield from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Monocacy National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Monocacy National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in MD in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Monocacy National Battlefield are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Monocacy audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Monocacy National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Battlefield
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
MONO
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
african-american-heritagearcheologyenslavementincarcerationindustryAuto and ATVScenic DrivingGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingSelf-Guided Tours - Auto

Month-by-month

Monocacy National Battlefield is a National Battlefield. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Monocacy National Battlefield: https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Monocacy National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in MD.

Getting there

Official access details for Monocacy are on the NPS page.

From the North (U.S. 15) or West (Hagerstown): Use I-70 east and take Exit 54. Bear right then take a left onto Rt. 355. The visitor center will be on the left. From the East (Baltimore): Use I-70 west and take Exit 54. Bear left then take a left onto Rt. 355. The visitor center will be on the left. From the South (Washington): Use I-270 north to I-70 east and take Exit 54. Bear right then take a left onto Rt. 355. The visitor center will be on the the left.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Monocacy National Battlefield, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Monocacy National Battlefield is identified as National Battlefield with NPS code mono.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Monocacy National Battlefield is listed as a National Battlefield in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/mono/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Monocacy National Battlefield fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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