Ghost town · Maryland

Blooming Rose

Blooming Rose from directly overhead

Blooming Rose is a ghost town in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 623 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blooming Rose Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

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Coordinates39.65667, -79.43917

1.5 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
6.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
8.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
10.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Blooming Rose Hill: 0.9 mi
Rush Hill: 1.6 mi
Emberson Hill: 1.9 mi
River View Hill: 2.1 mi
Evans Hill: 2.6 mi

Parks

Sang Run State Park: 6.0 mi
Bruceton Mills Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
Bruceton Mills Public Fishing Area: 10.6 mi
Thayer State Game Refuge: 10.7 mi
The Chateau Terrace: 11.9 mi

Historic sites15

Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 9.0 mi
Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 11.1 mi
Fort Necessity: 13.6 mi
Braddock's Grave: 14.9 mi
Castleman’s River Bridge: 15.9 mi

Attractions13

Mountain Coaster: 8.2 mi
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.0 mi
Flatrock: 14.0 mi
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 15.5 mi
Wharton Furnace: 15.8 mi

Museums12

Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 13.4 mi
Mt. Washington Tavern: 13.6 mi
Grantsville Museum: 15.3 mi
Springs Museum: 16.4 mi
Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 17.1 mi

Nature reserves11

Elder Hill Fire Tower: 4.2 mi
Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 5.7 mi
Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 8.5 mi
State Game Lands Number 265: 8.7 mi
Fork Run Recreation Area: 9.0 mi

Waterfalls9

Muddy Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
Lower Swallow Falls: 11.1 mi
Upper Swallow Falls: 11.2 mi
Tolliver Falls: 11.2 mi
Cucumber Falls: 14.7 mi

Cliffs6

Baughman Rock Overlook: 13.1 mi
Shelter Rocks: 16.4 mi
Jumonville Rocks: 18.6 mi
White Rocks: 18.7 mi
Jumonville Glen: 18.7 mi

Rest areas3

Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 3.7 mi
US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 8.3 mi
Watering Trough: 18.4 mi

Artworks3

Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 8.0 mi
Metal Sculpture: 13.6 mi
Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 22.7 mi

Springs3

Baughman Spring: 17.1 mi
Cool Spring: 20.4 mi
Paterson Spring: 24.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Kendall: 2.0 mi
Frankville: 18.4 mi

Picnic sites2

Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 15.2 mi

Gardens1

The Chateau Gardens: 11.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Blooming Rose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gregg Knob	SSW 205°	960 m	11.8 mi
Marsh Hill	SSE 154°	948 m	8.3 mi
Snaggy Mountain	SSW 192°	946 m	12.0 mi
Pine Swamp Knob	SSW 210°	944 m	7.9 mi
Fike Hill	SSW 209°	943 m	6.8 mi
Roman Nose Mountain	SSE 166°	916 m	13.3 mi
Roman Nose Hill	SSE 150°	915 m	11.6 mi
Zehner Hill	ENE 72°	914 m	13.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:54	19:30
June solstice	05:51	20:09	20:50
September equinox	07:06	18:41	19:17
December solstice	07:36	16:15	16:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	25	28	36	47	56	63	68	66	60	50	39	30

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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