Ghost town · Maryland
Kempton
Kempton is a ghost town in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 829 m. Mount Porte Crayon stands 1,452 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairfax Stone State Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Northwestern Turnpike passes 7.7 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates39.20667, -79.48528
- 7.7 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 13.4 mi off the Cheat River Byway
- 12.8 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 25 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Roger Camp Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hoye-Crest: 2.1 mi
- Roth Rock: 4.4 mi
- Close Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Brown Mountain: 6.7 mi
Parks: 43
- Fairfax Stone State Park: 0.8 mi
- Farmers Wild Life Park: 4.6 mi
- Tucker Boulder Park: 5.1 mi
- Davis Park: 5.3 mi
- Davis Riverfront Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Historic Coke Ovens: 5.4 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 7.5 mi
- Stony River Dam: 11.0 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 14.5 mi
- Beth's Garden: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Albert Falls: 5.7 mi
- Douglas Falls: 6.0 mi
- Blackwater Falls: 6.4 mi
- Elakala Falls: 6.9 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Dobbin Slashings Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Canaan Valley Resort State Park: 13.2 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 17.5 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 22.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Generation Museum: 13.9 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 14.6 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 3
- Harold S. Walters Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 11.2 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Bubbling Springs: 13.2 mi
- Harlan Irons Spring: 17.4 mi
- Ernest Carr Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Mill Run: 13.7 mi
- Stringtown: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bear Haven Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Kempton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Porte Crayon | S 175° | 1,452 m | 19.2 mi |
| Weiss Knob | SSE 169° | 1,359 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSE 167° | 1,332 m | 14.1 mi |
| Cabin Mountain | SSE 166° | 1,331 m | 14.4 mi |
| Cabin | SSE 161° | 1,304 m | 13.5 mi |
| Canaan Mountain | S 183° | 1,265 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pointy Knob | S 183° | 1,265 m | 12.2 mi |
| Snowy Point | ESE 109° | 1,235 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:17 | 16:59 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayard, 8 mi away.
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