Broadford Recreation Area
Broadford Recreation Area is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 745 m. Hoye-Crest stands 1,027 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Broadford Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 745 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Northwestern Turnpike
- 15.8 mi off the Cheat River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Deep Creek Lake · 9 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bucks Knob: 2.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.6 mi
- The Little Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Bittinger Hill: 2.7 mi
- Broadford Park: 0.7 mi
- Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 2.8 mi
- Pocket Park: 2.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.8 mi
- Cobbler Shop in 1859: 2.8 mi
- Beth's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 6.9 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 8.5 mi
- Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System: 8.9 mi
- Herrington Manor State Park: 5.5 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- Fork Run Recreation Area: 7.7 mi
- Cranesville Swamp Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 12.8 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 6.0 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Albert Falls: 22.1 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 2.8 mi
- Garrett County Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station: 2.8 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 17.3 mi
- Generation Museum: 17.4 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 5.1 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 9.1 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 14.0 mi
- eroded outcropping: 14.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 22.2 mi
- Frankville: 11.4 mi
- Kendall: 14.9 mi
- Kempton: 16.4 mi
- Blooming Rose: 16.7 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Broadford Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoye-Crest | SSW 208° | 1,027 m | 14.5 mi |
| Wild Turkey Rock | E 85° | 984 m | 5.5 mi |
| Roth Rock | SSW 206° | 983 m | 12.0 mi |
| Allegheny Heights | S 190° | 977 m | 6.3 mi |
| Conneway Hill | SSW 199° | 973 m | 8.6 mi |
| Shaffer Mountain | SW 236° | 972 m | 10.6 mi |
| Black Rock | ESE 112° | 963 m | 14.4 mi |
| Gregg Knob | WNW 300° | 960 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- Rosy Maple Moth39 obs
- Polyphemus Moth28 obs
- Common Tan Wave26 obs
- Confused Eusarca Moth23 obs
- Half-wing Moth22 obs
- Canada Goose20 obs
- Bicolored Sallow20 obs
- Mallard19 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358250735
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 9 mi
- Kingwood · 18 mi
- Grantsville · 22 mi
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