Herrington Manor State Park
Herrington Manor State Park is a nature reserve in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 732 m. Hoye-Crest stands 1,027 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Snaggy Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Maryland Park Service
How to reach it
- On the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 3.1 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 10.7 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 8 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 15 mi
- Point Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Snaggy Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.9 mi
- Roman Nose Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Bray Hill: 4.5 mi
- Lewis Knob: 4.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.1 mi
- Pocket Park: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Park: 4.2 mi
- Arboretum: 4.6 mi
- Terra Alta Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Beth's Garden: 4.1 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 4.2 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 7.7 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 8.0 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 11.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 8.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 14.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 18.0 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 23.2 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 3.2 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Matador Falls: 18.9 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 10.5 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 12.1 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 4.0 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 4.0 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
- Generation Museum: 14.0 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 21.7 mi
- Kendall: 12.2 mi
- Blooming Rose: 13.7 mi
- Frankville: 15.4 mi
- Kempton: 17.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 10.0 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 24.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 15.6 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Herrington Manor State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoye-Crest | S 187° | 1,027 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wild Turkey Rock | ESE 101° | 984 m | 10.5 mi |
| Roth Rock | S 181° | 983 m | 13.3 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | SSE 157° | 977 m | 9.5 mi |
| Conneway Hill | S 169° | 973 m | 10.8 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | SSW 205° | 972 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gregg Knob | WNW 303° | 960 m | 5.3 mi |
| Eagle Rock | ESE 109° | 953 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:09 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland 1 SE, 4 mi away.
- Carolina Springbeauty126 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander58 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander52 obs
- Long-tailed Salamander47 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage46 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary41 obs
- intermediate wood fern39 obs
- fan clubmoss37 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/276842732
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 9 mi
- Kingwood · 13 mi
- Grantsville · 23 mi
- Morgantown · 29 mi
- Ohiopyle · 29 mi
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