Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site
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- Elevation, modelled
- 216 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Dans Rock883 m · 18.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6158, -78.5543
Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled 216 m. Dans Rock stands 883 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Richards CREP Easement, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Hanging Prairie Shale Barren Heritage Conservation Fund Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dans Rock | W 263° | 883 m | 18.4 mi |
| Wolf Rock | W 259° | 832 m | 19.7 mi |
| Martin Hill | N 2° | 808 m | 15.5 mi |
| High Point | SE 137° | 789 m | 16.3 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | NW 310° | 782 m | 19.2 mi |
| Loar Hill | W 272° | 771 m | 17.1 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WNW 283° | 738 m | 15.7 mi |
| Evitts Mountain | NW 324° | 710 m | 9.3 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 5.5 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 7.5 mi off the Washington Heritage TrailNational
- 13.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 3 mi
- Banner's Overlook · 4 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 16 mi
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bells Hill: 1.6 mi
- Boyer Knob: 2.6 mi
- Warrior Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Betsy Knob: 3.6 mi
- Toms Hill: 4.4 mi
- Oldtown Community Park: 5.8 mi
- Glendale Area Park: 6.3 mi
- Green Spring Park: 7.1 mi
- Paw Paw Town Park: 8.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 10.5 mi
- Masonry Overfall: 8.5 mi
- Steam Pump: 9.7 mi
- B'er Chayim Congregation: 11.2 mi
- Thomas Cresap: 11.4 mi
- National Road Monument: 11.4 mi
- The Irvin Allen/Michael Cresap Museum: 5.9 mi
- Allegany Museum: 11.5 mi
- Wills Creek Museum: 11.5 mi
- C. William Gilchrist Gallery and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Gordon-Roberts House museum: 11.7 mi
- Natural Spring: 15.0 mi
- A natural spring at the Central Trail: 15.0 mi
- Dawson Spring: 15.0 mi
- Lord Fairfax Spring: 17.3 mi
- Neglar Spring: 22.9 mi
- River Beach: 15.2 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 22.5 mi
- Beach 1: 24.4 mi
- Beach 3: 24.5 mi
- Beach 2: 24.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 9.7 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Mountain View: 16.7 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.4 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 17.9 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.4 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 22.2 mi
- Almost Heaven Sign: 15.0 mi
- Almost Heaven Swing: 15.0 mi
- Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad: 20.5 mi
- Farnham Colossi: 20.8 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.2 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 17.5 mi
- Art: 19.8 mi
- Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 20.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:11 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumberland 2, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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