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Grantsville Museum

Grantsville Museum from directly overhead

Grantsville Museum is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 714 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grantsville Town Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.

About

The story

town in the Garrett County, Maryland, United States

Dates from 1864.

Wikidata Q753983, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Garrett County Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.69688, -79.15602

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves: 22
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 19
  • Springs Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 10.9 mi
  • Frostburg Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Thrasher Carriage Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Savage Museum: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mountain View: 16.1 mi
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Art: 12.7 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.8 mi
  • Birdhouse: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Baughman Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Grantsville Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisN 350°979 m6.3 mi
Baughman RocksN 353°961 m6.7 mi
Glade MountainNNW 339°936 m6.9 mi
Zehner HillWNW 297°914 m3.0 mi
Big Savage MountainSSE 163°913 m11.0 mi
High RockSSE 163°910 m11.0 mi
Meadow MountainSSW 198°904 m9.2 mi
Ringer HillNW 322°903 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:5020:0820:49
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1114755805

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