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Welcome to Amber Meadows ...

Amber Meadows is located in Frederick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Amber Meadows: Amber Mdws.

Amber Meadows is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Amber Meadows lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Amber Meadows: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Amber Meadows ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Amber Meadows: This one is located in Frederick County and the other is located in Prince George's County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amber Meadows.

Websites for Amber Meadows ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Amber Meadows, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Amber Meadows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amber Meadows.

  • Mount Airy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thurmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Taneytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walkersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Emmitsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Smithsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lovettsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amber Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amber Meadows.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amber Meadows. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amber Meadows.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amber Meadows. See our Newspapers Page for Amber Meadows.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amber Meadows ...

Looking for more information about Amber Meadows? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Amber Meadows, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Amber Meadows.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amber Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Amber Meadows area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Amber Meadows area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.