Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site
Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Martin Hill stands 808 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is High Germany Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 3.1 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
- 23.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Overlook · 5 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 8 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- High Germany Hill: 1.3 mi
- Purslane Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Fluted Rocks: 4.6 mi
- Edes Fort: 4.8 mi
- Prospect Rock: 5.2 mi
- Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- CMA Play Area: 5.9 mi
- Pool/Snack Stand: 6.4 mi
- Berkeley Springs State Park: 6.4 mi
- Biser Street Park: 6.6 mi
- Prospect Rock: 5.1 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 6.2 mi
- Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage: 6.3 mi
- George Washington's Bathtub: 6.4 mi
- Berkeley Springs Baths: 6.4 mi
- Museum of Berkeley Springs: 6.4 mi
- Hancock Museum: 9.6 mi
- Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 10.3 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 15.8 mi
- CCC museum: 18.4 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 6.4 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 10.3 mi
- Natural Spring: 11.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 11.1 mi
- Neglar Spring: 15.9 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 12.1 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 12.1 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 16.3 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 18.4 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 18.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.2 mi
- The Lockings: 17.2 mi
- The Little Point: 22.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.0 mi
- Beach 1: 23.2 mi
- Beach 3: 23.4 mi
- Beach 2: 23.5 mi
- River Beach: 23.5 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 20.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 6.0 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 6.1 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 6.5 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 22.2 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Aaron Straus Heritage Conservation Fund Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hill | NW 322° | 808 m | 17.1 mi |
| High Point | S 180° | 789 m | 14.0 mi |
| Evitts Mountain | WNW 289° | 710 m | 17.4 mi |
| Emmaville Mountain | NNE 21° | 690 m | 18.5 mi |
| Spring Gap Mountain | SSW 209° | 679 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cacapon 2 | SSE 166° | 673 m | 7.8 mi |
| Warrior Mountain | W 263° | 650 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | ENE 73° | 627 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cacapon ST PK #2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/278022241
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 10 mi
- Hedgesville · 20 mi
- Martinsburg · 24 mi
- Mercersburg · 27 mi
- Washington County · 29 mi
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