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Oak Hill Historic District

Oak Hill Historic District from directly overhead

Oak Hill Historic District is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oswald Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 0.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65343, -77.71110

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Jacobs Church: 6.6 mi
  • Doubleday Hill Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Black Rock Hotel: 8.4 mi
  • World War 1: 11.4 mi
  • Washington Monument: 11.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 34
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.0 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.1 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.3 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.4 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 1.4 mi
Springs: 20
  • Tayamentasachta Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Annapolis Rock Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Moss Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Spring: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 13
Picnic sites: 5
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 19.2 mi
  • Dargan Bend: 20.0 mi
  • Public Grills & Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 10.6 mi
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Four Square Garden: 9.8 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 12.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Oak Hill Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainENE 74°654 m11.0 mi
Cross MountainWNW 289°627 m15.8 mi
Hearthstone MountainWNW 286°616 m14.5 mi
Catoctin MountainE 91°572 m13.0 mi
Salamander RockESE 114°562 m13.0 mi
High RockENE 74°559 m10.4 mi
Black RockSE 132°549 m8.2 mi
Virginia RockENE 58°545 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4420:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:2916:0816:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536472767567554436
Precip in3.22.73.93.94.33.43.73.74.83.42.93.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown 1 E, 1 mi away.

  • Mallard92 obs
  • Canada Goose52 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly40 obs
  • Monarch29 obs
  • Muscovy Duck27 obs
  • Mute Swan26 obs
  • Huron Skipper21 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle20 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 node/358252885

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