North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area
North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area is a park in West Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 327 m. Wild Turkey Rock stands 984 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Mountain Maryland Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 327 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 20.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 20.8 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Hill: 2.8 mi
- Franklin Hill: 3.2 mi
- Manor Hill: 3.8 mi
- Horse Rock Hill: 4.0 mi
- Phoenix Hill: 4.3 mi
- Creekside Park: 3.4 mi
- Allegheny Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- West End Playground: 6.0 mi
- South End Park: 6.4 mi
- John R. Shelton City Pool: 6.4 mi
- Piercie Paugh Homestead Site: 3.7 mi
- Deep Creek Lake Garrett County: 12.9 mi
- buisness lot: 14.5 mi
- Col. James McHenry of Baltimore: 14.7 mi
- Brownsville/Park Avenue Monument: 15.7 mi
- Westernport Heritage Society Museum: 3.0 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 16.0 mi
- Thrasher Carriage Museum: 16.1 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 16.3 mi
- Garrett County Museum of Transportation: 17.0 mi
- McCoole Fish Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Gary A Yoder Fish Management Area: 8.3 mi
- New Germany State Park: 11.4 mi
- Fort Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 11.6 mi
- Fulcher P. Smith Conservation Area: 12.3 mi
- eroded outcropping: 4.0 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 13.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 15.4 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 16.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Dreamrides: 17.8 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 15.6 mi
- Hanging Rocks: 19.5 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 21.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.9 mi
- Lower Swallow Falls: 17.2 mi
- Upper Swallow Falls: 17.2 mi
- Tolliver Falls: 17.3 mi
- Muddy Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Frankville: 4.2 mi
- Kendall: 20.6 mi
- Blooming Rose: 22.5 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 14.7 mi
- Art: 16.3 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
- Public River Access, Fishing: 19.2 mi
- River Beach: 22.9 mi
- Mountain View: 20.1 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 24.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of North Branch Potomac State Fish Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Turkey Rock | WSW 254° | 984 m | 8.9 mi |
| Black Rock | S 185° | 963 m | 8.5 mi |
| Eagle Rock | WSW 250° | 953 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pinnacle | S 170° | 950 m | 5.8 mi |
| Roman Nose Hill | WNW 285° | 915 m | 12.8 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | N 0° | 913 m | 5.5 mi |
| High Rock | N 0° | 910 m | 5.5 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NW 321° | 904 m | 9.4 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 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
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, 4 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer15 obs
- Juvenal's Duskywing8 obs
- Eastern Newt7 obs
- Eastern Comma7 obs
- American Toad6 obs
- Ambiguous Moth6 obs
- Bent-line Gray6 obs
- Wood Frog5 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/358253854
Day trips start here
- McHenry · 15 mi
- Grantsville · 16 mi
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