New Germany Recreation Area
New Germany Recreation Area is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 752 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is New Germany State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 752 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 4.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 11.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 18.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 6 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 14 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Lodge Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 2.7 mi
- Salt Block Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.9 mi
- The Elbow: 3.8 mi
- Northern Garett Industrial park: 4.4 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 4.7 mi
- Grantsville Town Park: 5.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley Recreation Center: 7.4 mi
- St johns rock parking and picnic area: 8.6 mi
- New Germany State Park: 0.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 10.6 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 10.8 mi
- Weitzell-Bear Creek Conservation Easement: 12.0 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 12.4 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- buisness lot: 9.5 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 4.9 mi
- Springs Museum: 7.2 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 10.5 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 10.7 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 11.0 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 4.7 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 7.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 7.6 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 13.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 24.1 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 8.7 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.5 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 23.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 18.2 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 18.3 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 18.3 mi
- Frankville: 9.7 mi
- Kendall: 15.7 mi
- Blooming Rose: 17.0 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 13.9 mi
- Art: 10.8 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 12.0 mi
- Mountain View: 14.9 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 21.4 mi
- Baughman Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of New Germany Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | NNW 345° | 979 m | 11.1 mi |
| Zehner Hill | NW 323° | 914 m | 7.4 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SSE 167° | 913 m | 6.1 mi |
| High Rock | SSE 167° | 910 m | 6.1 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SW 228° | 904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ringer Hill | NNW 332° | 903 m | 8.4 mi |
| Maust Hill | NNW 329° | 901 m | 8.0 mi |
| George Hill | W 262° | 897 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:13 | 16:56 |
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 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage RVR DAM, 8 mi away.
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander72 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth71 obs
- partridgeberry54 obs
- striped maple49 obs
- Scarlet Beebalm46 obs
- American Red Squirrel45 obs
- painted trillium43 obs
- Canada mayflower41 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/358239649
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 5 mi
- McHenry · 13 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
- Somerset · 26 mi
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