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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
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
Historic sites: 17
  • Casselman’s Bridge: 0.1 mi
  • Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • buisness lot: 11.4 mi
  • Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Mason-Dixon marker: 12.9 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 DavisNNW979 m6.4 mi
Baughman RocksNNW961 m6.8 mi
Glade MountainNNW936 m7.2 mi
Zehner HillWNW914 m3.6 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE913 m10.8 mi
High RockSSE910 m10.8 mi
Meadow MountainSSW904 m9.4 mi
Ringer HillNW903 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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