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Clear Spring Park

Clear Spring Park from directly overhead

Clear Spring Park is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 175 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyd Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65425, -77.93363

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums: 24
Attractions: 23
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 4.8 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 4.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 11.0 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 11.0 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 11.0 mi
Springs: 20
  • Reese Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Moss Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Rest areas: 5
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 18.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 19.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Dargan Bend: 22.5 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Four Square Garden: 14.1 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Clear Spring Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 359°740 m20.4 mi
Cross MountainNNW 329°627 m6.0 mi
Hearthstone MountainNNW 333°616 m4.5 mi
Parnell KnobNNE 12°614 m18.5 mi
Little MountainN 9°590 m20.6 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainSW 226°580 m19.5 mi
Pinkerton KnobSW 233°549 m13.1 mi
Black RockESE 107°549 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4520:0320:44
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3016:0916:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787568574637
Precip in2.52.03.03.33.63.42.92.93.82.82.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.

  • dame's rocket4 obs
  • Spongy Moth4 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly4 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug3 obs
  • Common Box Turtle2 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle2 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade2 obs
  • garlic mustard2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/378048373

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