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Kendall

Kendall from directly overhead

Kendall is a ghost town in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 494 m. Gregg Knob stands 960 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is River View Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

ghost town in Maryland, U.S

How to reach it

Coordinates39.63333, -79.41750

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Mountain Coaster: 6.2 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 8.5 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.3 mi
  • Flatrock: 15.8 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 11
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 6.0 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 15.5 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cool Spring: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Kendall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gregg KnobSW 214°960 m11.0 mi
Marsh HillSSE 156°948 m6.4 mi
Snaggy MountainSSW 200°946 m10.8 mi
Pine Swamp KnobSW 224°944 m7.3 mi
Fike HillSW 226°943 m6.2 mi
Roman Nose MountainS 169°916 m11.5 mi
Roman Nose HillSSE 151°915 m9.7 mi
Zehner HillENE 63°914 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5120:0920:49
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:3616:1516:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836475663686660503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sines Deep Creek, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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