Dan's Rock Fire Tower
Dan's Rock Fire Tower is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 874 m. Big Savage Mountain stands 913 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dans Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Forest Service
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 7.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 17 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 22 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 22 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dans Rock: 0.0 mi
- Wolf Rock: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.2 mi
- Loar Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hoffman Hill: 3.4 mi
- Bel Air Area Park: 2.2 mi
- Midland Area Park: 2.9 mi
- Rawlings Area Park: 3.2 mi
- Crespatown Area Park: 4.1 mi
- Hoffman Park: 4.2 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 3.9 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 7.1 mi
- Miltenberger CREP Easement: 7.1 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Wills Mountain State Park: 9.2 mi
- First Toll Gate House: 4.6 mi
- buisness lot: 4.6 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 5.2 mi
- The Castle - built 1840: 7.9 mi
- National Road Monument: 8.5 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 5.4 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 5.4 mi
- F. Brooke Whiting House & Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 8.1 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 8.3 mi
- eroded outcropping: 12.7 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 15.2 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 17.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 19.5 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 24.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 6.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.6 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 15.1 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 19.6 mi
- Art: 5.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 23.3 mi
- Mountain View: 7.7 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 11.0 mi
- River Beach: 16.6 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 18.0 mi
- Frankville: 15.5 mi
- Baughman Spring: 20.7 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Dan's Rock Fire Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Savage Mountain | WSW 256° | 913 m | 10.9 mi |
| High Rock | WSW 256° | 910 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sampson Rock | N 349° | 895 m | 8.9 mi |
| Saint John Rock | NNW 328° | 890 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dans Rock | ESE 113° | 883 m | 0.0 mi |
| Elbow Mountain | W 273° | 859 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Savage Mountain | N 353° | 859 m | 10.3 mi |
| Salt Block Mountain | WNW 298° | 854 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:07 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frostburg 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/276842727
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 16 mi
- McHenry · 24 mi
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