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Castleman’s River Bridge

Castleman’s River Bridge from directly overhead

Castleman’s River Bridge is a historic site in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 640 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Forest Artisan Village, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates39.69690, -79.14293

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 19
  • Grantsville Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Springs Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 10.5 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 11.8 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 0.1 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 8.7 mi
  • eroded outcropping: 12.3 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 15.2 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 15.4 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 22.4 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 12.1 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 13.4 mi
  • Birdhouse: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Castleman’s River Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNNW 344°979 m6.4 mi
Baughman RocksNNW 348°961 m6.8 mi
Glade MountainNNW 334°936 m7.2 mi
Zehner HillWNW 292°914 m3.6 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE 167°913 m10.8 mi
High RockSSE 167°910 m10.8 mi
Meadow MountainSSW 202°904 m9.4 mi
Ringer HillNW 314°903 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3516:1316:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465664686660493930
Precip in3.02.73.73.54.34.34.13.73.63.02.73.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11280039748

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